What Makes a Shadow?
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1962

What Makes a Shadow?

By Clyde Robert Bulla, June Otani (Illustrator)

Discover the secrets of shadows and why they follow you everywhere.

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32 pages
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Explore the mysterious world of shadows in this engaging picture book. Learn why shadows mimic your every move and how they transform as the sun sets. With simple explanations and delightful illustrations, young readers will uncover the science behind shadows and enjoy creating their own. Perfect for curious minds eager to understand the world around them, this book introduces foundational concepts in a fun and accessible way. Dive into the adventure of light and shadow, and see how even the night is a shadow of its own.

From the publisher

Read and find out about shadows and how they work in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.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 and June Otani explain how shadows are produced. Young readers will discover what makes the shadows they see and will be introduced to the fun of making shadows of their own.This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It’s a Level 1 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classroomsTop 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids’ scientific interestsBooks in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 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.

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Format
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
400L
Themes & topics
Books about colorsBooks about shadowsBooks about physicsBooks about sounds or noisesBooks about science and nature
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.8
F&P level
~L
Publication
Published
February 19, 1994
First published
January 1, 1962
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780060229160

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