Light Is All Around Us
(Part of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2 Series)
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Book 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:
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and visual
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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
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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.
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