The Sun: Our Nearest Star (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out)
Grade 1-2-The third edition of this title pairs bright,  computer-produced cartoon art with a basic discussion of the sun  and its importance to life on this planet. The pictures and text  work closely together to impart such information as how large,  hot, and distant the sun is, and how its energy is stored, not  only in the foods we eat, but also in the fossil fuels we use.  However, as Branley concludes with a particularly poorly thought  out sundial project, and neglects to recommend books or Web  sites, or to warn readers about the dangers of gazing directly  at the sun, Paulette Bourgeois's The Sun (Kids Can, 1997) and  Allison Lassieur's The Sun (Children's, 2000) make preferable  replacements for the older edition (1988).John Peters, New York  Public LibraryCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.