We Breathe: How Air Connects Us All

We breathe in, we breathe out. So do animals, insects, mushrooms, and even eggs! But how does breathing work? In this beautifully illustrated informational picture book, acclaimed author Elizabeth Rusch and debut illustrator Amy Healey explore how air sustains and connects us all. For fans of Diana Hutts Aston, Kate Messner, and Miranda Paul. Includes extensive backmatter.

Inhale, exhale.

Inhale, exhale.

You breathe in through your nose or mouth, and your lungs fill with oxygen. Grasshoppers have tiny holes all over their body that they use to breathe. Geese breathe in loops that help them fly at high altitudes where the air is thin. Small hairs on clams and mussels extract oxygen from the water.

All of us—humans, animals, plants, and fungi alike—share the unifying need to breathe in and exhale out, but we all do so in different ways. Award-winning author Elizabeth Rusch explores how living beings breathe in her poetic, informative, meticulously researched, accessible text. Debut illustrator Amy Healey's mixed-media, collage style artwork rewards curiosity and attention.

We Breathe is an exceptional STEM picture book that will appeal to a wide audience and a perfect choice for science classrooms, curious kids, and nature lovers. For fans of Over and Under the Snow, A Butterfly is Patient, and Water is Water.

We Breathe features substantial backmatter about the science of breathing, including:

• Diagrams
• A note on the author’s research
• Introductions to scientists in the field
• Resources for additional reading and viewing