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Light: The Extraordinary Energy That Illuminates Our World

By Jess Wade
Series: Spectacular Science
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This exciting non-fiction picture book introduces young readers to the spectacular science of light. Light: The Extraordinary Energy That Illuminates Our World is the extraordinary energy that illuminates our world. It is essential for life on Earth – it powers plants, keeps us warm, and helps... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Light: The Extraordinary Energy That Illuminates Our World

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This exciting non-fiction picture book introduces young readers to the spectacular science of light.

Light: The Extraordinary Energy That Illuminates Our World is the extraordinary energy that illuminates our world. It is essential for life on Earth – it powers plants, keeps us warm, and helps us to see. From the award-winning author of Nano, comes a fascinating narrative introduction to the science of light – and the cutting-edge ways we use its energy to build a better world.

With words by Dr Jess Wade – a highly skilled physicist and trailblazing campaigner for diversity in STEM fields – and beautiful, dynamic pictures by award-winning artist Ana Sanfelippo, this is the perfect book for budding young scientists and engineers.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529506020

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ana Sanfelippo

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 298.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Dr Jess Wade is an award-winning physicist specialising in plastic electronics, and a trailblazing campaigner for inclusion in STEAM fields. She won the Early Career Physics Communicator Award for outreach and the Jocelyn Bell Burnell Award for her outstanding research and widely covered activism. This notably included writing over 1200 Wikipedia pages in a year for women and people of colour working in science, and a campaign to get a copy of Angela Saini's book Inferior into every school in the UK. Follow her on Twitter under the handle @jesswade

Ana Sanfelippo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an illustrator, graphic and pattern designer, letter artist, and cats’ friend. She has published books internationally.

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