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Ray

How Light Works
By Emily Kate Moon
Series: A Science Pals Book
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Brief Description
The dazzling Ray illuminates how light works—part of the Science Pals series, including Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle and Puff: All About Air. Meet Ray. He's light! And he's been shining since time began. Wherever there's life on Earth, there's Ray, helping everything under... Read More
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The Science Pals series introduces the dazzling Ray to reveal how light works - from the creator of Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle and Puff: All About Air.

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The dazzling Ray illuminates how light works—part of the Science Pals series, including Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle and Puff: All About Air.

Meet Ray. He's light! And he's been shining since time began. Wherever there's life on Earth, there's Ray, helping everything under the sun thrive. And Ray can really move—fast. Have you ever hurtled through space? Become a rainbow? Made food for plants? Ray has! With brilliant wit and sparkling one-liners, Ray introduces readers to a light show like no other. Filled with awe-inspiring artwork, funny asides, and a spotlight on kid-enticing facts, Ray invites us to bask in his warmth, as he illuminates our world.

"A refreshing combination of charm and solid fact and a high-wattage spotlight on our most important power source." - Kirkus

"A brilliant addition to the Science Pals series... Every part of the book is packed with fascinating facts and tidbits. Kids will appreciate Moon's inviting approach." - Booklist

Series: A Science Pals Book

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  • Ray
    The dazzling Ray illuminates how light works—part of the Science Pals series, including Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle and Puff: All About Air. Meet Ray. He's light! And he's been shining since time began. Wherever there's life on Earth, there's Ray, helping everything under the sun thrive. And Ray can really move—fast. Have you ever hurtled through space?...
    By Emily Kate Moon
    Hardback
    $3700
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  • Puff
    Breathe deep and prepare to sail like the wind, with the sweetest puff of air in all the atmosphere—part of the Science Pals series, including Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle and Ray: How Light Works. Look who just blew in! Meet Puff. He's air. And he's a gas! Puff has been here for billions of years, forming a...
    By Emily Kate Moon
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  • Drop
    A water ride like you've never experienced before, featuring the cutest drop of water in all of precipitation—part of the Science Pals series, including Ray: How Light Works and Puff: All About Air. Meet Drop. She's water! And she's seen a thing or two. Yep, even dinosaurs; she's four and a half billion years old, after all. Everywhere Drop flows—and...
    By Emily Kate Moon
    Hardback
    $3700
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593857984

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 June 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers,US

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Emily Kate Moon

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 239.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 378g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Emily Kate Moon Penguin Books Series: A Science Pals Book

About the Author

Emily Kate Moon is the author and illustrator of the Science Pals series, including Drop- An Adventure Through the Water Cycle, Puff- All About Air, and Ray- How Light Works. An ever-curious Earthling, Emily loves to marvel at the wonders of nature. She writes and paints to share her appreciation of our special planet, and to encourage others to appreciate it too.

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  • Puff
    Breathe deep and prepare to sail like the wind, with the sweetest puff of air in all the atmosphere—part of the Science Pals series, including Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle and Ray: How Light Works. Look who just blew in! Meet Puff. He's air. And he's a gas! Puff has been here for billions of years, forming a...
    By Emily Kate Moon
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  • Drop
    A water ride like you've never experienced before, featuring the cutest drop of water in all of precipitation—part of the Science Pals series, including Ray: How Light Works and Puff: All About Air. Meet Drop. She's water! And she's seen a thing or two. Yep, even dinosaurs; she's four and a half billion years old, after all. Everywhere Drop flows—and...
    By Emily Kate Moon
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