Staff Favorites: The Sun

Staff Favorites: Sunshine makes me happy.

The Way To Start a Day
by Byrd Baylor (E Baylor)(1978)
How do other people in the world greet the sun?
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An Island in the Sun
by Stella Blackstone (E Blackstone)(2002)
A little boy's dog awaits him on a sunny island.
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Child's Good Morning Bookby Margaret Wise Brown (Children's New Book)(E Brown)(2009)
Various critters wake up with the sun. Illustrations by Karen Katz make this book especially endearing.
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Fun Dog, Sun Dog
by Deborah Heiligman (E Heiligman)(2005)
Tinka the dog is just the right kind of dog.
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Sun Bread
by Elisa Kleven (E Kleven)(2001)
Rhyming text describes how warm baking bread chases away the winter chills. A recipe for bread is included.
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Hello Day
by Anita Lobel (E Lobel)(2008)
Animals say hello to the sun, all except the owl who prefers the moon.
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Sun Song
by Jean Marzollo (E Marzollo)(1995)
The sun affects everything on the farm during the course of a day.
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Lucia and the Light
by Phyllis Root (E Root)(2006)
A little girl named Lucia lives in the Far North. One day the wind howls and the sun doesn't come up. Lucia and her white cat set out to find it. The illustrations are especially lovely.
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The Sun, Our Nearest Star
by Franklyn Branley (J 523.7 Bra)(2002)
This book answers a lot of questions about the sun, like what it is made of and how far away it is. There are two easy projects at the end.
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Arrow To the Sun: a Pueblo Indian Tale
by Gerald McDermott (J 398.2089 McD)(1974)
This Pueblo Indian myth describes how a boy looking for his father is turned into an arrow and launched toward the sun. After passing many tests, he returned to Earth with the spirit of the sun.
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