I Wonder Why the Sun Rises: and Other Questions About Time and Seasons

by Brenda Walpole

The bestselling I Wonder Why series has the answers to all the questions you’ve ever wanted to ask about the natural world, history, space, and more!

Why does the Sun rise in the morning? Can animals tell the time? Where is it night all day long? Learn the answers to these questions and more in I Wonder The Sun Rises , a fascinating question-and-answer book all about time and the seasons. Information is presented in bite-sized nuggets, making it ideal for dipping in and out.

Colorful illustrations by award-winning artist Marie-Ève Tremblay bring the subjects to life, from seasonal festivals celebrated around the world to the calendars used by ancient Romans and Aztecs. This is the ideal book for kids who are curious about the world around them.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, Education

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Brenda Walpole is the author of numerous educational science books for children and young adults.

Reviews

[DixieJo · Rating 5 out of 5]

We have this entire series of books and they are by FAR the most read books on our shelves. Noble still reads them and I know he has read them 100 times or more!

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

More than I expected. Loved the little caricatures.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son got this book with his Kids meal at Chick-fil-A

[Megan DeHart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book at a library book sale and it was only after reading that I noticed the emblem showing it was from a Chick-Fil-A meal! Im very impressed this was being given out at a restaurant as its actually a very good book. It teaches quite abit about time, not just the sun rising and setting but where out calendar came from, how time has been told throughout history, how long people usually live, and a very descriptive section on how seasons are different at different places though out the world. A very scientific book that I recommend; younger children may need help reading as its not exactly for early readers, but the concept it teaches are quite important.

[Samuel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book at a Goodwill and bought it to cut up and use the images for collaging. However, I did end up reading the whole thing.

It's not very good, with the explanations being oversimplified to the point of being useless, questionably correct, or both. Maybe the newer editions are better -- I'm certainly not motivated enough to try to find one to check. Honestly, I'm mostly surprised that there ARE new editions; I would have figured that this would have vanished into the vast sea of publishing detritus, to be forgotten by time.

Anyway, I'm going to go ahead and use this for collaging now. I wouldn't recommend using it for much else, should you happen to find a copy.

[Haifa · Rating 4 out of 5]

اذكر ان سعره كان مرتفع عند شرائي له قبل ٢٠ سنه الا اني وجدته اليوم بسعر ١٩ ريال سعودي 🥰
كتاب قيم جدا انصح الاهل باقتناءه للصغار
اسم الكتاب لماذا تشرق الشمس

[Suli Tuutafaiva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thirty-one questions about time and seasons are asked and answered in this book. An index provides a great way for readers to look up topics of interest without reading the book from cover to cover. The colorful illustrations aid in understanding the text.

Review:
When you look at a sunrise, do you wonder and ask why it's appearing at a certain time? Are you curious about why we have seasons? How can you tell time without a clock? This book is filled with questions and answers about sunlight, time and seasons. The author, Brenda Walpole, gives easy-to-understand explanations to describe what is happening and why. I recommend to this book to anyone who wants to learn more the science of sunlight, time, and seasons. But be warned, you'll be left with more questions! You'll be ready to start your own search for other scientific explanations about what you see happening all around you.

[Ramanda Flannery · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very informational, it talks about the sun and the moon, night and day, time, seasons, and the earth. It has many colorful pictures and fun facts throughout it. It explains, in simple terms, how the earth rotates around the sun and how that affects time, day and night, and the seasons.
I enjoyed reading this book to my son, it helped me explain why the it's sunny during the day and dark at night. Even though he doesn't completly understand how it all works it is a great tool to refer to when he asks these types of questions.

[Nj · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very informative. It is very beneficial to Science Studies.