Day Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes From (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2). This item is unavailable.Day Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes From (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

Stage 1 books explain simple and easibly observable science concepts to preschool and kindergarten-age children.

Stage 2 books explore more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and include hands-on activities that children can do themselves.Did you know that moonlight is really sunlight? The moon can't make its own light, so it receives light from the sun and then sends it to us here on the Earth.

Any child who's ever wondered about the fascinating properties of light will want to read this classic science title. Readers will even learn how fast light can travel: from the moon to the Earth in less than three seconds! Veteran science author Franklyn M. Branley's lively text and Stacey Schuett's new illustrations combine fun facts and hands-on activities in this accessible introduction to the science of light.

Franklyn M. Branley was the originator of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series and the author of close to 150 popular books about scientific topics for young readers of all ages. He was Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium.