A girl giant, afraid of the light, and a boy giant, afraid of the dark, live lonely lives following only the moon or the sun until an eclipse brings them together.
Nine-year-old Lila, born with xeroderma pigmentosum, a skin disease that make her sensitive to sunlight, makes secret plans to feel the sun's rays on her tenth birthday.
An exploration of the sun that discusses how it was formed; its gravitational pull; how it was used by ancient civilizations; its size, shape, and structure; sun spots; solar flares; its magnetic force; eclipses; solar winds; how it helps life on Earth, and more.
A detailed description of the sun, moon, and the earth along with hands-on experiments and observations and full-color photographs taken by telescopes on Earth and in space.