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Luminous : living things that light up the night / Julia Kuo.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Kids, Greystone Books, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781771648882
  • 1771648880
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Luminous.DDC classification:
  • 572/.4358 23
  • j572/.4358 23
LOC classification:
  • QH641 .K86 2022
Other classification:
  • cci1icc
Issued also in electronic format.Awards:
  • Horn Book Fanfare List, 2023.
  • Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 2023.
  • Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth, 2022.
Summary: "Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunning, poetic, and science-based exploration of bioluminescence. When it's dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms, deep-sea fish and vampire squids. Kuo's radiant art portrays a young child and adult discovering different bioluminescent creatures, accompanied by simple lyrical text and informative sidebars that reveal fascinating scientific facts about each of them. An introduction to an extraordinary natural phenomenon, Luminous shines a light upon how truly wondrous the world is. Luminous features: Brilliant and unique illustrations: The depiction of vibrant bioluminescent species against an unusual black backdrop creates an unforgettable visual experience for readers. The science of bioluminescence: Shares the real-life magic of bioluminescence with sidebars about the various places and species in which bioluminescence is found. Text can be read on two levels: Kuo's simple and poetic narrative is accompanied by scientific facts about bioluminescence."-- Provided by publisher.
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"Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunning, poetic, and science-based exploration of bioluminescence. When it's dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms, deep-sea fish and vampire squids. Kuo's radiant art portrays a young child and adult discovering different bioluminescent creatures, accompanied by simple lyrical text and informative sidebars that reveal fascinating scientific facts about each of them. An introduction to an extraordinary natural phenomenon, Luminous shines a light upon how truly wondrous the world is. Luminous features: Brilliant and unique illustrations: The depiction of vibrant bioluminescent species against an unusual black backdrop creates an unforgettable visual experience for readers. The science of bioluminescence: Shares the real-life magic of bioluminescence with sidebars about the various places and species in which bioluminescence is found. Text can be read on two levels: Kuo's simple and poetic narrative is accompanied by scientific facts about bioluminescence."-- Provided by publisher.

Grades PreK-3

Ages 4-8. Greystone Kids.

AD960L Lexile.

Issued also in electronic format.

Text in English

Horn Book Fanfare List, 2023.

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 2023.

Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth, 2022.