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Turn off the light! Suddenly it's dark. But soon you'll be able to see the things in your room, like your desk or your teddy bear. They might look fuzzy, but when your eyes get used to the dark, you can see them.

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series orignator Franklyn M. Branley and Stacey Schuett have teamed up to shed some light on the question of how we can see even when it's dark. Read ... More

Turn off the light! Suddenly it's dark. But soon you'll be able to see the things in your room, like your desk or your teddy bear. They might look fuzzy, but when your eyes get used to the dark, you can see them.

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series orignator Franklyn M. Branley and Stacey Schuett have teamed up to shed some light on the question of how we can see even when it's dark. Read on, and you'll learn how the sun's light reaches us, and how your night-light works.Did you know that moonlight is really sunlight? The moon can't make its own light, so it receives light from the sun and then sends it to us here on the Earth.

Any child who's ever wondered about the fascinating properties of light will want to read this classic science title. Readers will even learn how fast light can travel: from the moon to the Earth in less than three seconds! Veteran science author Franklyn M. Branley's lively text and Stacey Schuett's new illustrations combine fun facts and hands-on activities in this accessible introduction to the science of light.