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"A young conservationist overcomes the odds to return a sun bear to its natural habitat"--Provided by publisher.

As the sun rises and sets, its rays highlight simple aspects and situations of farm life, including the shadow of a cloud, the sizzle of bacon, and the dancing of spoons.

When Dog wakes up early, in the middle of the night, he launchesall the other farm animals in a worried search for the missingsun.

Sylvie the cat persuades her boy to go into the darkness very late at night, where they are greeted by the shadows of roses and other flowers, and by nocturnal animals who whisper, "it's almost here."

Oliver the owl stays up so late one night that he sees the sun come up, but when he goes to share the sight with his nighttime friends, they are all asleep.

Every night the sun goes to the house of his grandma, the deep blue sky, is tucked in bed by his grandpa, the wind, and is awakened the following day by the morning.

Although the lazy sun is reluctant to rise, one by one the members of a cozy household get up.

"Sun and Moon have always held their own places in the sky, but after a lifetime of darkness all Moon wants is to spend just one day as Sun. Sun agrees, but only if first Moon takes a careful look at his night, before making his final decision. Follow Moon as he travels through the dark discovering enchanting animals and scenes unique to the nighttime, foxes hunting, children dreaming, lamplighters, and fireflies. Will Moon still wish to trade Sun...

"When best friends Sun and Clouds clash and refuse to share the sky, Earth's colors are threatened until crayons create the biggest rainbow they can." --

During "murketiden," the dark months between September and March, a Norwegian girl and her family try to hasten the arrival of spring.