What Is Light?: How We See, Shine, Reflect, and Make Rainbows

What if you could follow a beam of light and discover everything it does along the way?Light is everywhere. It streams through windows, bounces from mirrors, creates shadows, makes the sky look blue, and fills the world with color. But what actually is light - and how does it help us see?What Is Light? - How We See, Shine, Reflect, and Make Rainbows turns familiar things children see every day into a colorful first journey through the science of light.Young readers will discover: - Where light comes from- How light travels- Why we need light to see- What happens when light hits an object- How shadows are made- Why mirrors create reflections- Why a straw can look bent in a glass of water- How prisms split white light into different colors- How rainbows form- Why the sky looks blue- How our eyes detect light- What happens when light is absorbed, reflected, or passes through somethingSimple experiments and hands-on activities encourage children to explore these ideas for themselves using everyday objects such as flashlights, mirrors, water, and sunlight.Created for curious children ages 5-9, the book combines clear explanations with bright illustrations and visual examples that make an invisible subject surprisingly easy to understand.The large 8.5 × 8.5 inch square format gives every experiment, diagram, rainbow, reflection, and discovery plenty of room on the page.Turn on a flashlight, find a mirror, chase a shadow - and discover that light is doing much more than simply making things bright.