"The sun explains its role in the movement of water around the Earth, from the lifting of fresh water from the seas, to the movement of underwater currents that nourish the world's oceans. The sun has a hand in moving rivers of water in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states all around the Earth, enabling life to exist on our planet. But human beings are interfering in this natural cycle, unbalancing the amount of fresh water available."--

What heats our planet? What also helps plants and animals to live and grow? Sunlight! Readers will learn the ins and outs of what sunlight does in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show sunlight how affects Earth and encourage readers to think about how sunlight affects their own environment.

Sunrises, sunsets, rainbows - all these things come from the sun. Sunshine also gives us light, warmth, food, and creates all of our weather.

"It's time to learn about the role of carbon and fossil fuels on planet Earth! As much as our news is packed with articles about the importance of fossil fuels to the world economy and the global warming caused by increased carbon emissions, few people understand what is happening. Now Bang and Chisholm present a clear, concise explanation of the fossil-fuel energy cycle that began with the sun and now runs most of the manufacturing, transportation,...

"Without the sun, our planet would be dark and cold. We couldn't survive! Crucial science topics covered in this brightly designed book explain the sun, sunlight's importance to plants and animals, and how to be safe in the sun. Young readers will especially enjoy the Fun in the Sun and Did You Know? sections. Sunny photographs and helpful labels support valuable science concepts that every budding meteorologist needs to know."--Amazon.com.

"Sunny days are the best days. Filled with sunshine, blue skies, and sometimes even ice cream. Colorful photographs and leveled text invite young readers to join in on the fun"--

A very simple introduction to the phenomenon of sunshine, when it optimally occurs, and the weather patterns associated with it. Additional items to aid comprehension include a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author.

"Bright photographs and accessible text explore sunny weather. Expertly leveled for emergent readers, this engaging title shows sunny weather in the context of the child's world."--

"Using the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the My World of Science series provides the earliest readers with background on key STEM concepts. Sunlight explores the sun's energy and how it affects the earth in a simple, engaging way that will help readers develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a glossary and index."--

A girl spending a sunny day at the park with her friends and at the beach with her family introduces the chararacteristics of sunshine and what people do during sunny weather.