Baby Loves the Five Senses: Sight!

by Ruth Spiro, Irene Chan (Illustrations)

Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners.

Baby loves the five senses! Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of vision, light, and color. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.

Genres: Picture Books, Science, Childrens, Disability, Nonfiction

20 pages, Board Book

Published September 24, 2019

About the author

Ruth Spiro is the author of the Baby Loves Science series, published by Charlesbridge. These adorably illustrated board books contain expert-reviewed science, yet are simple enough for the very youngest readers. Another new picture book series, Made by Maxine, will be published by Dial in October, 2018.

Ruth is a frequent speaker at schools and conferences, and recent presentations include the Early Childhood STEM Conference at CalTech and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

Reviews

[Sarah T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yasss! It's never too early to talk about science with kids. This book has some good, BIG vocabulary words like SPECTRUM, ELECTRICAL, and RETINA which aren't used in everyday conversation. It was very colorful and I LOVED the diverse cast of characters, and the fact that the book discusses that there are people who need glasses to see better and that there are people who can't see at all. Excellent board book!

[Taylor Armey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for beginner readers to learn where light comes from. It talks about how the sun makes most of the light we see. The book even talks about how light creates energy and how we need energy for many things in life. People see with their eyes from the light reflecting off of the object letting us see the colors. This book is amazing for children to understand how they see.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ages 3 and up. This series explains how the five senses work to toddlers, and the Sight and Hearing books also explain disabilities in terms of using glasses, hearing aids, or being blind or deaf. An important introduction to the diversity of human bodies.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

For those looking to explain to young children the concepts of light, color, and vision, this board book does a nice job of explaining those concepts. The illustrations show baby waking up, playing in a sandbox, and enjoying a rainbow. Mixed in with the illustrations of baby are diagrams showing the basic concepts of light, how the eyes work, and color and rainbows. I haven't used the book with actual children so I don't know how easily these rather abstract concepts will be for them to understand, but the book does provide a nice introduction for those who want to start their children's education at a young age.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners.

Baby loves the five senses! Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of vision, light, and color. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.

[Shaye Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is truly wonderful. It presents as a toddler type book (mine was a board book), but it quite educational - even I learned something new about the senses. Highly recommend for learning about the senses!

[Kirsti Call · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this simple easy to understand explanation of sight for toddlers. This is a super fun series for parents who want to read something that will evoke discussion.

[Rebecca Simonin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how scientific it got without being too overwhelming, and I appreciate that it added in a spread for acknowledging those who are blind and use Braille to read.

[Emily Myhren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how inclusive this series is!

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This board book is a simply-told, easy-to-understand science picture book about sight. Beautifully illustrated.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly thorough explanation of light and color!

[Andrés · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the fifth and final book I've read in The Five Senses series, and it receives top marks! The stor opens and closes with relatable real-life baby / toddler experiences, and in the middle, it explains the science of sight in terms easy enough for kids to understand and clear enough to educate or remind adults how the senses work, too. The book also addresses sight differences. A+!

[Andréa]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Julianna says its a 5 :-)

[Steph]

Turn/Level: B/2.5

Visual Science, Visual Disabilities

Written in a way younger listener can understand!

[Pammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful with teaching little ones about five senses!

[Jenn Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Board book but with actual science of sight? I mean, I guess. I like it, but it's a little offbeat