Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas

Acclaimed Caldecott artist Molly Bang and award-winning scientist Penny Chisholm present a stunning, sweeping view of our...
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Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas by Bang, Molly

Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas

CHF 24.89

Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas

CHF 24.89
Author: Molly Bang
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Acclaimed Caldecott artist Molly Bang and award-winning scientist Penny Chisholm present a stunning, sweeping view of our ever-changing oceans.

In this timely book, acclaimed Caldecott artist Molly Bang and award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm use poetic language and dazzling illustrations to introduce the oceanic world. From tiny aquatic plants to the biggest whale or fish, Bang and Chisholm present a moving, living picture of the miraculous balance sustaining each life cycle and food chain deep within our wondrous oceans. On land or in the deep blue sea, we are all connected--and we are all a part of a grand living landscape. Award-winning scientist Penny Chisholm, a leading expert on oceans, packs Ocean Sunlight with clear, simple science, illuminated by Molly Bang's wondrous illustrations. This informative, joyous book will help children understand and celebrate the astonishing role our oceans play in human life.

Author: Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm
Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)
Published: 05/01/2012
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.10w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780545273220
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151862 / Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas


Award: Cook Prize - Honor Book
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2012 pg. 723
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2012 pg. 108
Publishers Weekly 05/07/2012 pg. 51
Booklist 05/15/2012 pg. 53
School Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 101
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 140 - Superior,Well Above Average
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2012
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 46
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 12

About the Author
Penny Chisholm is a professor at M.I.T., where she has been teaching Ecology for more than thirty-five years. Her long list of prestigious awards includes the National Medal of Science, awarded at the White House in 2013.
Molly Bang has written and illustrated more than twenty books for young readers, including When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry... ; Ten, Nine, Eight; and The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, each of which were Caldecott Honor books. Bang divides her time between Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Northern California.

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