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Bang, Molly , Chisholm, Penny

Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth

48 pp. | Scholastic/Blue Sky | October, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-57785-4 $18.99

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Molly Bang. Bang and Chisholm explain the production and consumption of fossil fuels, along with the consequences of all that energy use: climate change. The sun serves as narrator describing the relationship between photosynthesis (plants) and respiration (animals) and energy; a slight imbalance produces fossil fuels. Bang's illustrations brilliantly represent the chemistry: bright yellow dots of energy against a deep-blue background hover over their producers.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2014