Ford Goes Looking for the Sun

by Joseph Settecasi, Lisa Bohart (Illustrator), Jane Johnson (Editor)

Overview

Ford Goes Looking for the Sun is the story about a boy who goes looking for the Sun because he wants to ask the Sun a question. I describe the style of the book as "story text". Story text because the story is a simple one, but its science content introduces important science words and concepts to the children.

Within each two-page illustration is a "hidden word or symbol" for children to find. These words and symbols are science concepts which relate directly to the story. More importantly, they provide scientific information that can be further studied and explored with a parent or teacher.

Ford Goes Looking for the Sun is about us, and how we fit into the world around us.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692968338
Publisher:	Joseph Settecasi
Publication date:	10/12/2017
Series:	Ford Goes Looking for the Sun , #1
Edition description:	Soft Cover ed.
Pages:	42
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.11(d)

Editorial Reviews

2018-02-02
An outdoorsy child wants to know what the sun is made of in this conservation-oriented debut picture book by Settecasi with illustrations by Bohart (Windermere's Wish, 2017).Blue-eyed, red-haired Ford decides to ask the sun a question, and he and his trusty cat Max head off to find it. He asks the sky, a river, a tree, a fish, a frog, and finally, a bear where the sun is. To each, Ford reveals something he knows, and the helper offers information; for instance, Ford says the river provides water to drink, and the river says the sun's "heat turns me into clouds and rain," introducing readers to the water cycle. When Ford finds the sun, it explains that it provides light and heat so that life on Earth can thrive. Ford later asks his mother what he, himself, is made of and sees that he's connected to everything else. This simplified introduction to the makeup of matter is easy to grasp, with cartoonishly illustrated, anthropomorphic characters that young readers will enjoy. A seek-and-find game hides science terms on each page, explained in a glossary. An introduction shows a photo of the inspirational, real-life Ford, the author's grandson; Bohart's color images match him to a T.A fun introduction for budding scientists.

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