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Presents a chronicle of humanity's historical, mythological and scientific relationship with the sun, drawing on various world cultures to explore such topics as the religious beliefs of Ancient Egypt, Galileo's early discoveries of sun spots and the modern world's efforts to address global warming.
64) It's sunny today
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Describes how the sun produces heat and light and introduces different ways to stay safe and have fun on sunny days.
65) Snoozing sun
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It's nearly nighttime, but the sun won't set in Xus National Park! Kodi, Summer, and Eddy Skycedar go to Spirit Park to discover why, and learn an important lesson about what it really means to be a hero.
66) Sun bears
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of this tropical bear, the smallest bear in the world.
67) Night goes by
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Sun, Moon, and Star visit each other and take turns shining in the sky.
68) Oliver's wood
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Oliver the owl stays up so late one night that he sees the sun come up, but when he goes to share the sight with his nighttime friends, they are all asleep.
71) A day in the sun
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Illustrations and simple text depict children in different countries around the world enjoying the universal benefits of the Sun from sunup in Japan to sundown in Madagascar.
75) Beneath the sun
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Describes animals that live in the hottest climates and how they have adapted to survive, such as an earthworm that curls up underground, a desert jackrabbit that vents heat through oversized ears, and a siren salamander that burrows beneath wetland mud.
77) Hello, Sun
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In rhyming text, the animals of the forest wake up with the Sun, and go about their lives until night comes, and the Moon returns.
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