This book is rich in scientific information about how light interacts with humans, animals, and the natural world, presented in a way that's accessible and engaging. The illustrations are stunning and complement the text beautifully. It's a fantastic resource for the classroom, providing valuable insights into the fascinating world of light.

THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING. I learned so much about light and the different ways it's seen (and not seen). This is great for kids!

This was an interesting book. It is about what light allows us to do, and the significant roles it plays in our world. This book is beautifully illustrated and a lovely read.

Christine Layton followed me on Twitter earlier this year. Before following her back, I checked her out and saw that she is a writer with a book publishing in a few months. Wouldn't you know it, Netgalley was offering an ARC. As I have said before, sometimes social media interactions work.
Light Speaks, by Christine Layton and illustrated by Luciana Navarro Powell is a beautiful book, both visually and in its short, poetic text. It deals with the many ways humans experience light, beginning with the light that comes from the sun to wake us in the morning. It covers both natural light and humanmade. It would make a terrific read-aloud, both for a group but also one-to-one, with an adult who can talk about things like the satellites, lightening, and fireworks that appear in the book.

Light Speaks may end up being a gift for a child in the Gauthier family.


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I received an electronic ARC from Tilbury House Publishers through NetGalley.
Readers see all the ways light communicates information. This child shares many types of lights and how they blink, shine, flash, etc. Informative text included at the end offers more facts about each light reference throughout the story. The artwork is highly detailed and readers can return to pages several times to see how light works. Terrific book for preschool and elementary level readers. A great read aloud to learn.

Wow!! The illustrations in this one were beautiful! While the text itself was cute and talked about all the different ways light impacts us (I.e. street lamps, space, lightning, etc.), the illustrations just really *lit* up the whole thing (badum tsss). I can see doing this as a story time for older children, but I’d be more inclined to look at this with a kiddo one-on-one so we could really look at the pictures.

This gorgeous book will be part of my light collection. The text is sparse, but there is so much to study in each illustration and then the science of each page is further explained in the back of the book. I could easily assign a class of students one of these topics each and we’d have a fascinating display of information.

Fantastic overview of all the ways lights speaks in our universe. Poetic and spare with beautiful illustrations. A must have for the school and home library!