Light and Its Effects

Light and Its Effects

This high-interest nonfiction reader will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled text features hands-on, simple science experiments and full-color images and graphics. Fourth grade students will learn all about light and its various uses through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Gr 3-5-The latest additions to this ongoing series deliver the same authoritative, comprehensive, and relevant information that educators have come to expect from the publisher. The high-interest subjects support inquiry-based learning and encourage readers to think critically about science, and they do so in an engaging way that holds students' attention. Photos, illustrations, and diagrams keep children motivated, while features such as "Think Like a Scientist" and "Your Turn!" encourage learning through hands-on activities. What makes this series stand out, though, are the fascinating facts ("grizzly bears can smell a dead animal up to 20 kilometers…away!") and the fabulous photos, such as the close-up view of a butterfly's eye and rolled-up tongue. Smartly written, these innovative and imaginative volumes make learning fun. VERDICT First-rate nonfiction.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Light and Its Effects provides more a straightforward explanation of topics such as color and refraction, but still employs interesting examples, illustrative photos, and helpful diagrams.