Sunbelievable: Connecting Children With Science and Nature. Mom's Choice First Place Gold Award Recipient - Hardcover

Jo Ann Kairys is an award-winning author/illustrator of children's books. An accomplished teacher/speaker on cultural sensitivity, Kairys publishes original research in leading medical journals. As an acclaimed illustrator, she teaches her magic-realism style online for students around the world. In addition to her Haitian American grandchildren, Jo Ann Kairys and her husband also have three adopted children from both Native American and Russian American backgrounds, two grandchildren from Native American and African American backgrounds, and one grandchild born in Russia.

Sunbelievable offers young readers the best of both worlds: an amusing story about a personified Sun and a page of true facts about the star we call the Earth s Sun. While the Sun's story will encourage readers to use their imagination to create even wilder stories about the Sun's life, the page of facts will encourage learning about the Earth's Sun. --San Francisco Book Review

Sunbelievable is a recipient of the prestigious Mom s Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards® (MCA) evaluates products and services created for parents and educators and is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. Using a rigorous evaluation process, entries are scored on a number of elements including production quality, design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal and cost. Around the world, parents, educators, retailers and members of the media trust the MCA Honoring Excellence seal when selecting quality products and services for families and children --Mom's Choice Awards