Spark, Shine, Glow!: What a Light Show by James Yang, Lola M. Schaefer
Published by Greenwillow Books on May 23, 2023
ISBN: 006245711X
Genres: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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This informational picture book does an impressive job of explaining what light is, and how different aspects of light and its function are a part of our everyday lives. Schaefer uses broad strokes to explain light, and impressively, does it all in rhyme. The endpages show simple line drawings of different kinds of light, natural and artificial. A glossary in the back explains some of the concepts used in the book more fully. The well-paced text and dynamic illustrations offer the just-right level of explanation to science for younger audiences. Readers a little older may find the book leaves many questions about light unanswered. 

This could be an excellent introductory text for a unit on light for K-2 classrooms. Recommended for school libraries and public libraries looking for STEM books for young scientists.

Deanna Contrino, SLMS/MLIS Young School Librarian, Saco