What Makes a Shadow? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)

Bulla, Clyde Robert

ISBN 10: 0060229160 ISBN 13: 9780060229160

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1994

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Clyde Robert Bulla is the author of over fifty books for children including The Secret Valley and The Story of Valentine’s Day. He has been writing since 1946 when he published his first book, The Donkey Cart. Mr. Bulla was the first recipient of the Southern California Council on Children’s Literature award for distinguished contribution to the field. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Clyde Robert Bulla is the author of numerous books for children including Shoeshine Girl, an ALA Notable Book, and many titles in the Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science Book series. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

June Otani has illustrated several books for children including Oh Snow! by Monica Mayper. She is also a printmaker whose work has been exhibited at galleries throughout the New York area. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-This simple introduction to shadows is a newly illustrated version of a 1962 title. Each page offers a short description of an object and its shadow ("A house has a shadow. The sun shines on one side of the house. There is a shadow on the other side"). Experiments are suggested to show various sizes and shades, and the concept of night is explained. Unfortunately, the brief, straightforward text is unimaginative. Otani's illustrations are flat and uninspired, depicting children with dot eyes and upturned curves for mouths. This book is not likely to interest young readers, although it is on a topic that usually fascinates them. With its rhyming text and exuberant paintings, Ann Whitford Paul's Shadows Are About (Scholastic, 1992) is a much more effective treatment of the subject.
Pearl Herscovitch, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0060229160
• ISBN 13: 9780060229160
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Otani June