BROWN BEAR BOOKS Mary-Jane Wilkins Consultant Giles Sparrow FRAS THE SUN
The Sun is a star It is a huge shining ball of gas The Sun sends out the heat and light we call sunshine Without the Sun Earth would be a dark and cold place Nothing could live here The Sun is 93 million miles 150 million km away from us A jet plane would take 19 years to reach it What Is the Sun 4
There are thousands of other stars in the sky The Sun looks brighter to us because it is nearer than the other stars we can see 5 Never look directly at the Sun The light is so strong that it could damage your eyes You could even go blind Warning
