What does every living thing on the planet depend on? Weighing nothing and zooming as fast as 186,000 miles per second? Light, of course! Told in lyrical, riddling first-person narrative, Light boasts of its essential role in life as we know it--from fueling the wheel of life to humans' celebration of it as the year turns. Back matter about the science of light and major historical discoveries enhances the book for STEM learning.
Discover the wonders of Light--in their own words!
Henry Herz has authored many picture books including I Am Smoke and I Am Gravity. His children's short stories have been published in Highlights for Children, Ladybug Magazine, and innumerous anthologies. Henry also writes adult science fiction and fantasy short stories. He holds a BS in Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Engineering from George Washington University, and an MA in Political Science from Georgetown. Merce` Lo´pez graduated from Llotja Art School in Barcelona and has illustrated for design, theater, and film as well as twenty childrens books for Spanish and international book publishers. Her 2019 title Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas received multiple starred reviews and was named a Center for Childrens Books Gryphon Honor Book, an NCTE Notable Poetry Book, a Kirkus Best Picture Book, and a Parents Magazine Best Kids Book, among other accolades.
