Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth

by Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm, Stephan Pastis

Book Overview

Acclaimed Caldecott Artist Molly Bang teams up with award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm to present the fascinating, timely story of fossil fuels.

What 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545577853
• ISBN13: 9780545577854
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3