Read and find out about light in this colorfully illustrated
nonfiction picture book.
Light is all around you! It comes in many forms: Light from the sun
brightens our day, firelight flickers in the night, electric lights fill
our homes--and some animals even make the sea glow.
With lively illustrations and diagrams and clear, engaging text, this
Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book is an engaging look into
the many ways that light brightens our world.
Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book features rich vocabulary
and uses simple, fun diagrams to clearly explain concepts like light
speed. This book also includes a find out more section with activities
that show why plants need light to grow and why our shadows look
different throughout the day.
This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age
kids, both at home and in the classroom. Both text and artwork were
vetted for accuracy by Russell P. Leslie, Professor and Associate
Director of the Lighting Research Center at the Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute.
This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores
more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+
titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
- hands-on and visual
- acclaimed and trusted
- great for classrooms
Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:
- Entertain and educate at the same time
- Have appealing, child-centered topics
- Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
- Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
- Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
- Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
- Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
- Meet national science education standards
- Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by
an expert in the field
- Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific
interests
Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next
Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books
& Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
