Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life - Hardcover

by Molly Bang (Author), Penny Chisholm (Author), Molly Bang (Illustrator)

Three-time Caldecott Honor artist Molly Bang and award-winning scientist Penny Chisholm celebrate the wonder of energy.

Living Sunlight shows children, teachers, and parents the remarkable magic of what makes us human.This informative yet dramatic book will mesmerize readers and help further a child's understanding of the energy we share with all living things in nature. We are all dancing sunlight. The book is co-authored by award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm, a leading expert on ocean science. A perfect addition to any library

Front Jacket

Without plans, we would have no oxygen.
Without plants, we would have no food.
Without plants, we could not live.
Without plants, there would be no life on Earth.
Read this book --- and find out why.

Back Jacket

Life keeps circling round and round on our planet Earth. Come along and explore the wonder of how our sun gives life to plants and all living things --- including YOU!

Author Biography

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.
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.