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I Am Light
Brief Description
What does every living thing on the planet depend on? Weighing nothing and zooming as fast as 186,000 miles per second? Light, of course! Told in lyrical, riddling first-person narrative, Light boasts of its essential role in life as we know it—from fueling the wheel of...
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Description
What does every living thing on the planet depend on? Weighing nothing and zooming as fast as 186,000 miles per second? Light, of course!
Told in lyrical, riddling first-person narrative, Light boasts of its essential role in life as we know it—from fueling the wheel of life to humans' celebration of it as the year turns.
Back matter about the science of light and major historical discoveries enhances the book for STEM learning.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780884489634
Publisher: Tilbury House,U.S.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 March 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Tilbury House,U.S.
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Mercè López
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 226.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 425g
Pages: 40
About the Author
Henry Herz has authored many picture books including I Am Smoke and I Am Gravity. His children's short stories have been published in Highlights for Children, Ladybug Magazine, and innumerous anthologies. Henry also writes adult science fiction and fantasy short stories. He holds a BS in Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Engineering from George Washington University, and an MA in Political Science from Georgetown. Merce` Lo´pez graduated from Llotja Art School in Barcelona and has illustrated for design, theater, and film as well as twenty children’s books for Spanish and international book publishers. Her 2019 title Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas received multiple starred reviews and was named a Center for Children’s Books Gryphon Honor Book, an NCTE Notable Poetry Book, a Kirkus Best Picture Book, and a Parents Magazine Best Kids’ Book, among other accolades.
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