The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Bang, Molly , Chisholm, Penny

Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life

40 pp. | Scholastic/Blue Sky | February, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-04422-6 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Molly Bang. This account of photosynthesis is narrated by the sun. Shining on every page, it celebrates its power with bursts of bright yellow connecting with the greens of Earth. Circular paintings emphasize the continuity of nature, while the spare, poetic narrative describes the process of converting energy and carbon dioxide into sugar. Back matter gives further information about the scientific process of photosynthesis.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2009