{"product_id":"explore-light-and-optics-with-25-great-projects-paperback","title":"Explore Light and Optics!: With 25 Great Projects - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnita Yasuda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBryan Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a world without light. What would it be like? Dark, cold, and lifeless! In \u003ci\u003eExplore Light and Optics! With 25 Great Projects\u003c\/i\u003e, readers ages 7 through 10 find out why light is so important to our world. We use light to communicate. Because of light, there are natural phenomena such as rainbows and the auroras. And it's light that provides living things with the energy they need to exist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eExplore Light and Optics!\u003c\/i\u003e, readers learn how light travels, how the eye works, and why we can see objects. They read about optical inventions that changed the world, including microscopes, telescopes, and cameras. Kids are introduced to modern inventions such as lasers, solar planes, and the hundreds of thousands of miles of fiber optics that make it possible to transmit data all over the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough projects ranging from making a spectroscope and concocting invisible ink to creating a periscope and experimenting with lenses, children discover how light can be bent, bounced, and broken. Fun facts, jokes, cartoon illustrations and links to online primary sources spark an interest in the fascinating role light plays in our lives from the sun shining overhead to the cellphone in our back pocket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Yasuda\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than 100 books for children and adults, including \u003ci\u003eExplore Simple Machines!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Native American Cultures!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAstronomy: Cool Women in Space\u003c\/i\u003e for Nomad Press. She is a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers \u0026amp; Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP). Anita lives in Huntington Beach, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan Stone\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and the illustrator of several books for Nomad Press including \u003ci\u003eExplore Night Science!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Flight!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Rivers and Ponds!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Rocks and Minerals!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore Electricity!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eExplore Honey Bees!\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in West Fairlee, Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.8 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765437989152,"sku":"9781619303805","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/70e36522626894c839cac94e2643db1d.webp?v=1780269689","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/explore-light-and-optics-with-25-great-projects-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}