{"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","brand":"Pajama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717449519378,"sku":"9781772782820","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe92909a-9bcd-453e-ab4d-cad50ce623bd.jpg?v=1734617837","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sun-in-my-tummy-how-the-food-we-eat-gives-us-energy-from-the-sun-9781772782820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}