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Flash and Gleam: Light in Our World
CCBC Review:
Each page or spread of this creative look at many ways light is part of our lives features one or more rhyming couplets describing light in a specific context, set against an illustration showing an accompanying scene. “Bolt / Flash / Thunder and crash”: A brown-skinned family sits inside during a thunderstorm. “Color / Bend / Find the end”: A light-skinned child looks at a rainbow. The warm, inviting illustrations showcase four diverse families, with some of the scenes reflecting religious and/or culturally distinct observances and celebrations—Yi Peng (Thai), Diwali (Hindu), Hanukkah, Christmas, as well as secular (Fourth of July). Weather, seasons, celebrations, community … a picture book rich with thematic connections ends with a note providing information about the science of light and about the specific observances referenced. ©2021 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Khoa Le
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-7
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Celebrations, Holidays, and Observances
Community
Stories in Rhyme
Weather
Diversity subjects:
Multicultural General
Christian
Jewish
Other Religion
On CCBC Booklist:
Rhyme and Reason: 25 Rhyming Books
Publishers:
Lerner, Millbrook
Publish Year: 2020
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781541557703
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Fliess
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