The Sun Is a Shine

by Leslie A Davidson (Author) Slavka Kolesar (Illustrator)

The Sun Is a Shine
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Magical illustrations enhance evocative text in a delightful blend of cultural diversity, geography, science, rich language and gratitude.

A gentle and poetic board book about weather systems across the world. Young readers will enjoy meeting children from around the globe and experiencing the phenomena of the sky as each child thanks Mother Earth for bringing the sun, wind, rain, snow, lightning and thunder to them.

The sun is a shine, that wakens the day, sparkles the dew, makes everything new. Miigwetch, merci, golden Sun. Thank you, thank you, shining one.

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School Library Journal

PreS-K--This poetic board book expresses thanks to nature from a child's perspective. Each spread is dedicated to a specific aspect of nature such as the sun, wind, rain, or snow. The verso features tender thoughts about the natural resource and the right one includes an expression of gratitude, with a different language on every spread. "The wind is a whisper/ That teases the leaves, Dances the sea/ And sets the kite free./ Shukran, we call to the big blue sky/ And wish on the wind as it passes by." There's a glossary to identify the language origin of each "thank you." A great introduction to explaining common experiences to children regardless of where they live.

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Review quotes

"Absolutely delightful from start to finish...This is truly a wonderful book and well-worth adding to any home, classroom, or library collection. Highly Recommended."— "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781459826267
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
April 13, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV009100 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Seasons
JUV029020 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Weather
JUV070000 - Juvenile Fiction | Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
Board books
Language and languages
Weather
Gratitude

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