{"product_id":"sun-in-my-tummy-how-the-food-we-eat-gives-us-energy-from-the-sun-9781772782820","title":"Sun in My Tummy: How the Food We Eat Gives Us Energy from the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cooking of a healthy breakfast moves from parent-child bonding to an eloquent conversation about energy, the growth of plants, and the miraculous ways the sun's light nourishes us all. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt began with the sun, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho showers the earth \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith heat and light-- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTiny packets of energy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a home-cooked breakfast give a little girl the energy she needs for a brand-new day? In gently expressive language, her mother takes readers on a journey into the earth where sleepy seeds are tickled awake and grow into golden oats; into blueberry patches, where green leaves break apart water and air to build sweet sugar; and into a pasture where sun becomes grass, becomes cow, becomes milk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor \u003cb\u003eLaura Alary\u003c\/b\u003e's free verse breaks big ideas into child-sized pieces, making \u003ci\u003eSun in My Tummy\u003c\/i\u003e an accessible introduction to the concepts of matter and energy, and how the sun's light becomes fuel for our bodies through the food we eat. \u003cb\u003eAndrea Blinick\u003c\/b\u003e's mixed-media illustrations pair the cozy and homelike with the glowing and dramatic as she takes readers from the kitchen to the farm field and to the sky and back. A concluding Author's Note shares further information about photosynthesis for young readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis book is as essential as sunshine; the absolutely beautiful STEM story is as absorbing as photosynthesis itself.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e★\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Toronto author Laura Alary's poetic rumination about how\u003cbr\u003ethe sun nourishes us all offers food for thought. The sunny and bright\u003cbr\u003emixed-media illustrations from Andrea Blinick are inviting.\"\u003ci\u003e--Quill \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003eQuire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e★ Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pajama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772782820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 9.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Laura Alary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729582493877,"sku":"9781772782820","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9b4eeba2-fde9-439c-8bcc-173daa776eb0.jpg?v=1675803992","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sun-in-my-tummy-how-the-food-we-eat-gives-us-energy-from-the-sun-9781772782820","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}