It gives us heat and warmth, energy and food. It sustains life on Earth and powers the endless cycle of our water. It brightens our spirits and brings us hope. It's the brightest thing in our sky during the day and its absence brings the deepest darkness. In Ethiopia, they say the sun shines 13 months a year. Our dual-language early reader looks at the many ways that this literal star of our solar system impacts our lives. Side by side text in Somali and English helps emerging bilingual readers build fluency and supports developing vocabularies.