Warm, simple words and enchanting illustrations strengthen and support young children's self-esteem.This Child's Book invites little ones to love, accept, and respect themselves.
Sunlight, animal light, artificial light, the speed of light; reflection, refraction, shadows, colors, wavelengths-all explained in a new and illuminating book. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Introduces different kinds of light, the properties of light, and how light can create shadows of different shapes and sizes.
Readers are introduced to the science behind light and sound in this wonderful new addition to the KFYK series. The ways in which light and sound are used will amaze children-- llight can be used to create laser technology, while ultrasound enables doctors to see inside the human body.
Describes the difference between light and dark, and provides examples of different objects that give off light, including bulbs, fire, and lightning.
Now in paperback and filled with stunning full-color photographs, Steve Swinburne's concept book introduces children to the basics of shadows. He then leads them on a shadow hunt, playing a game called "Guess Whose Shadow?," in which young ones will discover there's more to shadows than first meets the eye.
When you run, your shadow runs. But you can never catch it! What makes a shadow? Where does it come from? When the sun is shining, everything has its own shadow—trees, houses, cars, even clouds and planes way up in the sky. You have a shadow, too. As the sun sets, all shadows become part of a much larger one—the night! With simple words and charming illustrations, Clyde Robert Bulla a…