Overview

From the first human settlements to today's modern metropolises, we have always relied on the sun for light, energy, and sustenance. We Carry the Sun traces the history of solar power from ancient south-facing villages to the Industrial Age and modern innovators; and from solar-powered steam engines to silicon solar panels. Lyrical and informed, Newbery Medal winner Tae Keller's debut picture book is also a timely call to action that asks young readers to imagine a brighter, cleaner future. Illuminated by Rachel Wada's radiant, eye-catching illustrations, We Carry the Sun is a tribute to pioneering thinkers, a celebration of humankind's relationships with the natural world, and a shimmering ode to the resource that sustains us.

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Reviews

Keller's strength lies in demonstrating how ideas grow across people, places, and generations... An advocacy-focused journey through centuries of solar development.-- ""Kirkus Reviews"" Full-bleed illustrations, both informative (such as the depiction of the first solar home) and bold (as shown in the extraction of oil), enhance Keller's compelling, poetic text in this, her first nonfiction picture book. Wada's use of light (symbolically bursting across the pages as ideas are born) and dark (showing pollution and stagnation) further complements the narrative.-- ""The Horn Book Magazine (starred review)"" Readers of any age will be caught up in Wada's truly breathtaking art, every spread a blaze of light-evoking color as curved refractions and radiating rays demand viewers' attention... Compositions range from gorgeous--a darkened hand extending toward a forest canopy, backlit and aglow from the sun's rays--to surreal, as the world warps in an orange and purple haze of oil derricks and felled trees. Pointed and inclusive, this will be galvanizing for kids beginning to understand the full range of powers (scientific and political) in the world around them.-- ""The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"" More than a resource about the history of solar energy, it's also a look at stepwise progress made by standing on the shoulders of those who have come before.-- ""Publishers Weekly"" The text is engaging, and the imaginative, colorful, and often dramatic artwork will draw readers to this informative picture book.-- ""Booklist""

Author Information

Tae Keller is the Newbery Medal-winning and New York Times best-selling author of When You Trap a Tiger, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone, and The Science of Breakable Things. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Rachel Wada is a freelance illustrator and designer. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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