Overview
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.