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Ocean sunlight : how tiny plants feed the seas / by Molly Bang & Penny Chisholm ; illustrated by Molly Bang.
Explains how all life on the Earth depends, directly or indirectly, on light from the sun, and describes how all ocean life, from the tiniest plankton to great whales, including the creatures in the darkest depths, form a web that uses sunshine.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780545273220
- ISBN: 0545273226
- ISBN: 9780605565203
- ISBN: 0605565201
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Blue Sky Press, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Preschool. 770 Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 4.5. Reading Counts! 4.7. Accelerated Reader AR Lower Grades 4.5 0.5 quiz: 151862. Reading Counts RC 3-5 4.70 2.0 quiz: 57978. |
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| Genre: | Picture books for children. Children's nonfiction. Picture books. Literature. Juvenile works. Picture books. Literature. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | J 571.4 BAN (Text) | 000163770 | Children's Library -- Nonfiction | Available | - |
Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas
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Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas
Acclaimed Caldecott artist Molly Bang and award-winning scientist Penny Chisholm present a stunning, sweeping view of our ever-changing oceans.In this timely book, acclaimed Caldecott artist Molly Bang and award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm use poetic language and dazzling illustrations to introduce the oceanic world. From tiny aquatic plants to the biggest whale or fish, Bang and Chisholm present a moving, living picture of the miraculous balance sustaining each life cycle and food chain deep within our wondrous oceans. On land or in the deep blue sea, we are all connected--and we are all a part of a grand living landscape. Award-winning scientist Penny Chisholm, a leading expert on oceans, packs Ocean Sunlight with clear, simple science, illuminated by Molly Bang's wondrous illustrations. This informative, joyous book will help children understand and celebrate the astonishing role our oceans play in human life.
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