Fox Explores the Night: a First Science Storybook
Hardcover – Picture Book, December 24, 2018
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · December 24, 2018
Young readers are invited to join a determined fox as she sets out to find her dinner in this simple, stylish introduction to light and dark.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow a hungry fox through city darkness in a gentle introduction to light and shadow.
- Themes
- Light and dark, Nighttime animal foraging, Sunlight, moonlight, and electric light
- Genres
- Physics, Foxes, Nocturnal Animals
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Young readers are invited to join a determined fox as she sets out to find her dinner in this simple, stylish introduction to light and dark. Fox is hungry. She waits until dark, then emerges from her den to hunt for food. Follow her as she pads through the city streets and learns about sunlight, moonlight, and electric light. Shadows grow along alleys and reflections bounce off store windows as Fox moves through patches of light and dark.
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Using simple, clear language and beautiful illustrations, this gentle story is the perfect introduction to light and dark for budding scientists.
Nighttime Light
Follow a hungry fox through city darkness in a gentle introduction to light and shadow.
Come here for
- A fox’s nighttime search for dinner.
- Shadows, reflections, and patches of light along city streets.
Expect
- Clear language and beautiful illustrations.
- A first look at sunlight, moonlight, and electric light.
Where it sits
| Nocturnal Animals | 45% |
|---|---|
| Foxes | 41% |
| Physics | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Foxes
- Concept Books
- Physics
- Authors
- Martin Jenkins
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- December 24, 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Light and dark · Nighttime animal foraging · Sunlight, moonlight, and electric light
- Reading lane
- Foxes