{"product_id":"buried-sunlight-how-fossil-fuels-have-changed-the-earth-hardcover","title":"Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolly Bang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePenny Chisholm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMolly Bang\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed Caldecott Artist Molly Bang teams up with award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm to present the fascinating, timely story of fossil fuels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat are fossil fuels, and how did they come to exist? This engaging, stunning book explains how coal, oil, and gas are really \"buried sunlight,\" trapped beneath the surface of our planet for millions and millions of years.Now, in a very short time, we are digging them up and burning them, changing the carbon balance of our planet's air and water. What does this mean, and what should we do about it?Using simple language and breathtaking paintings, Bang and Chisholm present a clear, concise explanation of the fossil-fuel energy cycle that began with the sun and now runs most of our transportation and energy use in our world.Readers will be mesmerized by this engaging fourth book in the award-winning Sunlight Series by Bang and Chisholm.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenny Chisholm is a professor at M.I.T., where she has been teaching Ecology for more than thirty-five years. Her long list of prestigious awards includes the National Medal of Science, awarded at the White House in 2013. \u003cbr\u003e Molly Bang has written and illustrated more than twenty books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eWhen Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry... \u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTen, Nine, Eight\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher\u003c\/i\u003e, each of which were Caldecott Honor books. Bang divides her time between Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.2 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379320668338,"sku":"9780545577854","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2a1fb09d5b5023cfff8b74796210f2b9.webp?v=1777760200","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/buried-sunlight-how-fossil-fuels-have-changed-the-earth-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}