Shadow Play: Making Pictures With Light and Lenses (Boston Children's Museum Activity Book) - Softcover

Zubrowski, Bernie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688132111 ISBN 13: 9780688132118

Publisher: Beech Tree Books, 1995

Synopsis

Demonstrates how to build a shadow box in order to make a variety of shadows and explains how the study of shadows led to the invention of the camera

About this title

About the Author:

Roy Doty has received many honors for his works. He is the recipient of two art directors' awards and has been voted Cartoonist Illustrator of the Year three times by the National Cartoonists Society. In addition to writing and illustrating his own books for children, he has illustrated more than one hundred books for other authors, including The Invention of Ordinary Things and You Can Speak Up in Class.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-8-With Zubrowski's latest book, children can learn about the basic properties of light and how the study of shadows led to the invention of the camera. The more than 50 experiments are grouped into three general sections: the first shows how shadows are made in natural and artificial light; the second describes how a shadow box is constructed and used in further activities; and the third tells how a box camera is made. The lists of materials needed include suggestions on where to purchase items that are not readily available. The directions, diagrams, and guided interpretations of "What's Happening" are easy to follow. The "Further Explorations" section that follows each experiment suggests related open-ended investigations. Safety notes are highlighted with an icon (a finger with a string tied around it). Shadow Play offers a wealth of interesting, creative projects. Although it would be possible for readers to work through them on their own, adult help will probably be needed, not only to set up and guide the procedures, but also to sustain interest and aid in interpreting results.
Carolyn Angus, The Claremont Graduate School, CA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Beech Tree Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0688132111
• ISBN 13: 9780688132118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• Illustrator: Doty Roy