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Our Air

Author G. Brian Karas
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Hardcover
$18.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Nancy Paulsen Books
9"W x 10-1/2"H | 20 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Oct 21, 2025 | 32 Pages | 9780593625514
Age 3-7 years
Reading Level: Lexile 600L
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A lively, enlightening look at the role the air plays in our lives and our world

It’s easy to take the air for granted. Although it’s always around us, we don’t often give it much thought. We can’t see, smell, or hear it, but we can certainly feel it move—and that breeze you feel on a windy day is part of a larger air current circling our planet and bringing us all kinds of weather. Our air gives us life, and it makes up the atmosphere that protects us. And because everyone here on Earth shares it, it’s important to take care of our air.

With striking art and an expressive text, G. Brian Karas brings our air into focus and will give readers a new appreciation for this precious substance.
G. Brian Karas is the prolific, versatile, and award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including the beloved Mr. Tiffin’s Class series, A Hat for Mrs. Goldman by Michelle Edwards, which received three starred reviews, Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins, Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and Home on the Bayou, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. He lives in the Hudson Valley of New York. View titles by G. Brian Karas
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“A very simple introduction to what air is and does. Addressing both readers and the book’s cast of racially and culturally diverse youngsters, the gaseous narrator begins by distinguishing itself from the things it carries. . . . Likewise, though we can’t hear air, we can feel the moisture it contains. Its particles can ‘change the color of the sky—and sometimes make your nose itch.’ Air helps to shield the planet from harmful rays and other hazards, rivers of it circle the Earth, and its energy can be harnessed. Air has changed over time and is still changing. Most importantly, because air connects every living thing (‘Everyone is sharing me with everyone else’), it’s vital to care for it. The chain of logic is unassailable. Karas deftly adds informational content visually with (among other things) a world map of labeled jet streams and prevailing winds, as well as a gallery of airborne particulates such as soot, seeds, and spores. He goes on to fill in more detail about air’s dynamic relationship with our planet and biosphere in a short afterword. Light, refreshing, and clear.” —Kirkus Reviews

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A lively, enlightening look at the role the air plays in our lives and our world

It’s easy to take the air for granted. Although it’s always around us, we don’t often give it much thought. We can’t see, smell, or hear it, but we can certainly feel it move—and that breeze you feel on a windy day is part of a larger air current circling our planet and bringing us all kinds of weather. Our air gives us life, and it makes up the atmosphere that protects us. And because everyone here on Earth shares it, it’s important to take care of our air.

With striking art and an expressive text, G. Brian Karas brings our air into focus and will give readers a new appreciation for this precious substance.

Creators

G. Brian Karas is the prolific, versatile, and award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including the beloved Mr. Tiffin’s Class series, A Hat for Mrs. Goldman by Michelle Edwards, which received three starred reviews, Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins, Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and Home on the Bayou, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. He lives in the Hudson Valley of New York. View titles by G. Brian Karas

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Praise

“A very simple introduction to what air is and does. Addressing both readers and the book’s cast of racially and culturally diverse youngsters, the gaseous narrator begins by distinguishing itself from the things it carries. . . . Likewise, though we can’t hear air, we can feel the moisture it contains. Its particles can ‘change the color of the sky—and sometimes make your nose itch.’ Air helps to shield the planet from harmful rays and other hazards, rivers of it circle the Earth, and its energy can be harnessed. Air has changed over time and is still changing. Most importantly, because air connects every living thing (‘Everyone is sharing me with everyone else’), it’s vital to care for it. The chain of logic is unassailable. Karas deftly adds informational content visually with (among other things) a world map of labeled jet streams and prevailing winds, as well as a gallery of airborne particulates such as soot, seeds, and spores. He goes on to fill in more detail about air’s dynamic relationship with our planet and biosphere in a short afterword. Light, refreshing, and clear.” —Kirkus Reviews

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