Level: D Word Count: 85 100th Word: NA Teaching Focus: Phonemic Awareness: Alliteration Have students identify words with the same beginning sound as Sun. How are the words different? Tips for Reading this Book with Children: 1. Read the title. Predictions after reading the title have students make predictions about the book. 2. Take a book walk: Talk about the pictures in the book. Use the content words from the book as you take the picture walk. Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk. 3. Have children find words they recognize in the text. 4. Have students read the remaining text aloud. My Science Library Levels K-1 5. Strategy Talk use to assist children while reading. Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know 6. Read it again. 7. Complete the activities at the end of the book.
Our Sun Brings Life by Conrad J. Storad Science Content Editor: Kristi Lew www.rourkeclassroom.com
Science content editor: Kristi Lew A former high school teacher with a background in biochemistry and more than 10 years of experience in cytogenetic laboratories, Kristi Lew specializes in taking complex scientific information and making it fun and interesting for scientists and non-scientists alike. She is the author of more than 20 science books for children and teachers. 2012 Rourke Publishing LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. www.rourkeclassroom.com Photo credits: Cover Carlos Caetano, Mitar Vidakovic; Cover logo frog Eric Pohl, test tube Sergey Lazarev; Page 3 happydancing; Page 5 Yuriy Kulyk; Page 7 BirDiGoL; Page 9 Heizel; Page 11 vovan; Page 13 nadiya_sergey; Page 15 Andrejs Pidjass; Page 17 Andriano; Page 19 Lori Skelton; Page 20 Dolly; Page 22 Lori Skelton, BirDiGoL, happydancing; Page 23 Yuriy Kulyk, Andrejs Pidjass, Heizel Editor: Kelli Hicks Cover and page design by Nicola Stratford, bdpublishing.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Storad, Conrad J. Our sun brings life / Conrad J. Storad. p. cm. -- (My science library) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61741-723-8 (Hard cover) (alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-61741-925-6 (Soft cover) 1. Sunshine--Juvenile literature. 2. Sun--Juvenile literature. I. Title. QC911.2.S76 2011 523.7--dc22 2011003761 Rourke Publishing Printed in China, Power Printing Company Ltd Guangdong Province 042011 042011LP www.rourkeclassroom.com - rourke@rourkepublishing.com Post Office Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964
Have you ever seen a star? 3
4 Look at the sky. Our Sun is a star.
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6 It is the only star you can see in the day.
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8 The Sun is big. It is bigger than Earth.
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10 Our Sun lights the sky each day.
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Our Sun makes the Earth s air, water, and land warm for all living things. 12
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14 Sunlight helps plants make food.
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16 Some plants are food for animals and people.
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18 Fruits and vegetables are some of the foods we get from plants.
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There would be no life on Earth without the Sun. 20
1. Where can you see a star? 2. Why is our Sun important? 3. How does the Sun help plants? 21
Picture Glossary Earth (URTH): The planet on which we live is called Earth. fruits (FROOTS): Fruits are the juicy, fleshy parts of plants. They contain a seed or seeds. sky (SKI): The sky is the place between the Earth and outer space. 22
star (STAAR): A star is a mass of burning gas seen in the night sky. Stars are far, far away from our world. Sun (SUN): The Sun is the star closest to our world. It is the only star we can see during the day. water (WAW-TER): Water is the clear liquid that falls from the sky. Lakes, rivers, and oceans are filled with water. 23
Index day 6, 10 Earth( s) 8, 12, 20 food(s) 14, 16, 18 plants 14, 16, 18 star 3, 4, 6 water 12 Websites www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/ www.kids.nineplanets.org/portfoli.htm www.kidsastronomy.com/our_sun.htm About the Author Conrad J. Storad is the awardwinning author of more than 30 books for young readers. He writes about animals, creepy crawlers, and planets. He was a magazine editor at Arizona State University for 25 years. Conrad lives in Tempe, Arizona with his wife Laurie and their miniature wiener dog, Sophia. 24
Comprehension & Extension: Summarize: What do you know about the Sun? Compare the Sun to Earth. How are they alike and how are they different? Text to Self Connection: How does the Sun make you feel? What do you do on a sunny day? Sight Words I Used: is our see the you Extension: Make a travel poster to encourage travelers to visit a sunny place. Draw what this place looks like on a sunny day. List activities that you can do while visiting this place. Vocabulary Check: Use glossary words in a sentence. My Science Library Levels K-1
Have you ever wondered about the science all around us? Plants grow and change, the Sun rises to warm the Earth, and matter changes from one form to another. Investigate Life, Physical, Earth, and Technology science topics with Rourke s My Science Library. This library explores NSTA science standards with engaging text and colorful images to support readers from kindergarten to third grade. Are you ready to investigate? Books in My Science Library: Apple Trees and the Seasons Day and Night How Do Plants Grow? I Use Science Tools I Use Simple Machines Our Sun Brings Life Run, Swim, Fly Science Safety Rules Solid or Liquid? Stop and Go, Fast and Slow: Moving Objects in Different Ways What Is It Made Of? Who Do I Look Like? A Book about Animal Babies Printed in China www.rourkeclassroom.com