Description
Description
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.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
I Am Light introduces children to the mysteries of light with a text that is simultaneously scientific and poetic. A marvelous accomplishment!--Bruce Coville, beloved author of over 100 books for children
Light takes center stage, illuminating its prodigious accomplishments, in this savvy picture book packed with cool science for curious kids.--Patricia Newman, Robert F. Sibert Book Medal author
Following the creators' I Am Smoke (2021) and I Am Gravity (2024), the visible spectrum illuminates some of its roles, both physical and metaphysical...A bright outing, rich in both fact and feeling.-- "Kirkus Reviews" (1/19/2026 12:00:00 AM)
As with their I Am Smoke and I Am Gravity, in I Am Light, Henry Herz and Mercè López once more take a difficult-to-describe/difficult-to-illustrate scientific concept, give it a voice, and somehow make it personable. You'll gain a wider appreciation for light than you ever had before--and you'll almost hear Light reply, "Good."--Ame Dyckman, New York Times bestselling author
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub date:
2026-03-17
Length:
40 pages
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