Sun, The

by Paulette Bourgeois, Bill Slavin (Illustrator)

This lavishly illustrated book in the Starting with Space series is an innovative, hands-on approach to learning about the many wonders of the sun.

Genres: Science, Space, Picture Books, Childrens, 2nd Grade, Nonfiction, Astronomy

40 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 1986

About the author

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bourgeois graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational therapy from the University of Western Ontario in 1974. She was a psychiatric occupational therapist for three years before deciding to focus on her writing. She studied journalism at Carlton University then worked as a reporter for the Ottawa Citizen and CBC Television. She became a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C. contributing pieces to Chatelaine, Canadian Living, Reader's Digest and Maclean's. She returned to Toronto in 1983.

In 2003, she became a Member of the Order of Canada and in 2007, she received an Honourary Doctor of Laws from her alma mater, the University of Western Ontario.

Reviews

[Jolene · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great informational book about the sun. It has a combination of facts about the sun, old stories about the sun, and projects/hands on sun activities to try. It also has a good mix of photographs and illustrations.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I came across this Children's book as I was building a curriculum about the Sun for 5th grade students. This book has some incredible photos and information that both children and adults could enjoy. It also does a great job at giving a small peak into how scientists study something as exciting as the Sun.

[Bradley Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book the sun meanly tells about how the son is made and and tells how far away it is from other planets. It gives lots of info and it is an easy read.When I read the book it was parity easy and I am not a good reader.

[Isabella · Rating 3 out of 5]

i think this book was OK it wasant the best but was informational it had a lot of context and things like that it had good pics but did not have alot of pages to look at so if you like short books than this is for you. i dont think this book was for me tho

[Xiaoyu Liu · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Science-great to introduce the sun and heat.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brief look at the sun.

If you double tap the print it enlarges to a readable size. The illustrations and graphics are professional. You could spend a lifetime studying the sun.

[Anjalica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but very good information a child would enjoy this book

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice update! I use this with "The Sun: One in a Billion."

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[Noelani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Supplement for Astronomy studies. Good info, some outdated information, good pictures.

[Diana Luna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Travel ninety three million miles away to a very hot place called the sun! Simon takes the readers to the sun in his informational book. This book is written for the purpose of teaching students all about the sun and different facts about our biggest star. With real life pictures taken, readers can understand what they are reading by looking at the pictures provided. Besides pictures, Simon displays graphs that further explain his facts. For example, when explaining the different layers of the sun, the diagram is helpful by representing and showing the different layers. This book would be best for students in older elementary or early middle school because words are a little more complex and not as simple to understand for younger students. As a future teacher, the book benefited me too. I was able to learn more about the sun that I was not taught in grade school. I would use this book to introduce more difficult terms in a science lesson or even suggest this book to a student who might do a report on the sun. The sun is a complex star and it is very important to us. What better way to learn about it than through a good informational book!

[Myles Woolstenhulme · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is an informative book all about the sun. I really enjoyed reading and learning about the sun and why it is so important in our lives. I think this book would be a really great book for a child in fourth of fifth grade would really love this book and find its information very interesting and useful. It is probably better for an older reader just because it has a lot of facts, and some of the words are hard to understand. I thought this book was very good.

[Natalie O'neill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seymour Simon is the author of many wonderful informational texts. This particular text is full of excellent pictures and diagrams that fit perfectly with the text and help clarify the reader’s understanding of the information presented. This book addresses and explains many technical facts about the sun, but does so in a way that children readers can understand. I very much enjoy using this book in my classroom as part of my informational text unit.

[Shawnessy]

Myles Woolstenhulme made me intersted in this book. A simply worded information piece, this book looks good to me. Learning something new about the very thing that supplies us life seems beneficial to me and very intriguing.

[Rose]

532.7 Sim

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intense photographs fascinate the reader along with facts about the sun and the solar system.

[Kristen Leininger]

Informational Book: This contained many interesting facts about the sun. Straight-forward and easy to understand. It was wanting of brighter, more vibrant illustrations.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Sun
Simon, Seymour *
a good children's resource

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was actually quite interesting for a children's book. As an adult, even I learned a few interesting facts about the sun.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has lots of information and real pictures. I would recommend this to higher level readers.