Light Is All Around Us (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 2

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2

by Wendy Pfeffer, Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

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 fun diagrams from Paul Meisel, Light Is All Around Us by Wendy Pfeffer is a fascinating look into the many ways that light brightens our world.This is a Stage 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science 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.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Childrens, Nature, 1st Grade

37 pages, Library Binding

First published February 25, 2014

About the author

Wendy Pfeffer is an award winning author of many children’s books. A former teacher and nursery school director, Mrs. Pfeffer lives in Pennington, New Jersey. In addition to writing, she continues to teach writing and visit schools to share her work.

Reviews

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are great facts in here about light and how it works and how fast it moves. This is a great nonfiction book for kids curious about how the world around them works. One little tidbit was ancient people’s used to take gourds, poke holes in them and catch fireflies and put inside for the evening to use as a light source. Then you can let the bugs go. I thought that was smart and sustainable. The fireflies simply have to be out, so not great for winter.

Light travels 11 million miles a minute. That’s pretty fast. No wonder we can’t see that. I’d like to see the Flash be that fast. Wouldn’t that be cool if he could run around light particles and waves. Trippy.

The facts are fun and upbeat and curious kids will be interested and this can lead them to books with more facts.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the things that I have discovered since using the Memoria Press Curriculum, especially their book lists for Social Studies & Science Resources is the Let's Read and Find Out Science series. We have started quite a collection and my girls really enjoy these. While not yet reading them on their own, they truly enjoy pouring over the illustrations and ask me questions so that I know their little brains are turning vying for information and learning.

When I saw a new one in the series, part of a The World Around Us sub-series, I was delighted to get my hands on an advanced copy for review. We have truly enjoyed these introduction to science topics and I look forward to new titles in the next Memoria Press Curriculum list. Now finally, HarperCollins is releasing new titles in this series. I'm delighted to read Light is All Around Us, a stage 2 book to explore more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades.

I truly enjoyed this book on light and I think it makes a great addition to our shelf. It discusses natural light to man-made light and animal chemical light in between. From light measured in lumens to how our eyes and brains receive and perceive light this little book, in a simple manner, covers a lot of information. Then at the end are a couple of experiments to bring the information to life in example.

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[Tracie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple text and friendly illustrations explain what light is, how we use it to see, and why light is important. Includes simple experiments for further exploration and fits Common Core standards for Science (see publisher website for details). For cross-curricular learning, some parts of the text could probably even be adapted into math word problems.

One minor quibble: it would have been really great if the publisher had set off new vocab/keywords (i.e. electromagnetic, lumens) in boldface or a different font color, and maybe even included a glossary after the text.

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good! The text is clear and simple (though I do wish some of the "big" words, like electromagnetic radiation, came with definitions. I mean, "Reflect" is given a definition within the text itself...) and the illustrations are well done and serve to highlight the examples given in the text.
It also comes with a couple cool experiments in the back to spark discussion of practical uses/needs for light.

[Michele Knott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A new book from the "Let's Read and Find Out Science" series. This series introduces science concepts in a way that is accessible for young children to understand.
Teaches basic concepts of light. Will cover several new science standards, especially for first grade.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid information with good illustrations and interesting experiments. Wish the terms were bold and there was a glossary or other way of showing meanings, though.

[Brindi Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is a great non-fiction title on light for 4-8 year olds; includes a few fun and easy experiments in back

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

A look at light and how it is every where we look and go. Fact filled and informative for the young reader, and anyone who likes science and how it works and brings and sustains life on the planet Earth.

[Carrie Jacobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great way for younger kids to learn about light.

[Lisa Engebretson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The process of how light travels from the sun to the Earth, measuring how fast and how bright light is, and how the human eye processes light is covered in this Stage 2 student friendly text. The information this book presents clearly portrays the informational text genre and as a Stage 2 book it is geared for the primary grades past kindergarten.
The book lends itself to the idea and organization traits through its message and meaning and its clear, focused topic that will interest the primary grade student. The details engage the reader with ideas that students can relate to personal experience and prior knowledge. The book is organized in a logical progression to explain the ideas of light with clear transitions from one idea to another. Students can learn writing conventions through the book's use of punctuation and sentence structure. Voice trait is informational.
This book would be idea to use in the content areas of science, social studies, and math. Students can use the information provided to solve math problems as well as write their own math word problems and calculations. The book lends itself to the area of geography within the social studies curriculum to help students understand the ideas of light in a multitude of location from the beach to space to underwater. Students can explore these different areas and discuss how geography affects the ability of light to travel and its brightness. The obvious choice of content area for this book is science with students being able to make predictions and conduct experiments to determine the ability of light to travel and its brightness.

[Pam Page · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting information about light for younger students. The visuals are great in helping children understand the concepts related to light.

[Elanor]

All by herself!