  | Isabel and the invisible world Author: Lightman, Alan P. | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
Isabel is intrigued by the invisible. There's only one gift she wants for her birthday: a way to see unseeable things. Back matter delves briefly into the subject of wavelengths, radio waves, and X-rays for readers curious to know more.
| Illustrator: | Kaulitzki, Ramona |
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Kirkus Reviews (01/15/23)
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Booklist - 03/15/2023 Isabel, a multiracial girl from a family with varying skin colors and hairstyles and who loves colorful polka dots, has always wanted to see invisible things, much like her friend Genevieve, who walks an invisible pet rabbit. As Isabel’s sixth birthday approaches, her scientist mother has an idea for a special present that will help her achieve her wish. But first, there are fun birthday posters and party hats to make. Finally, on the big day, Isabel receives a prism and her mother explains how it separates the invisible colors of light. Softly rendered digital art not only sets a playful tone but offers plenty of hints about light and prisms to find before and after reading, from streaming sunlight to stained-glass windows to rainbows in confetti, cakes, and Isabel’s birthday posters. An up-close image also demonstrates the prism at work, while a concluding note explains how light travels in waves and how the human eye can’t see some kinds of light waves, like radio waves. A charming, breezy introduction to STEM basics. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
