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Lights Out
In a world marred by light pollution, this quest for true darkness is a clarion call to turn out the lights—so that all may see.
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Published August 18, 2020
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Marsha Diane Arnold
24 books35 followersCalled a “born storyteller” by the media, Marsha Diane Arnold is a picture book author of 21 books, with over one million books sold. Her books have garnered honors from Best First Book to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Smithsonian Notable and won state book awards. Her more recent books include Houghton Mifflin’s WAITING FOR SNOW, illustrated by Renata Liwska, and Roaring Brook Press’ LOST. FOUND., a Junior Library Guild selection which received three starred reviews and was illustrated by Caldecott winner Matthew Cordell. MAY I COME IN?, a book about inclusion and kindness, has just been released from Sleeping Bear Press and four new books are coming, including a bilingual book from Lee & Low, GALÁPAGOS GIRL.
Marsha enjoys sharing her love of story through school visits, manuscript consultations, her Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Books e-course, and especially by reading to her three grandchildren.
Growing up on the Kansas prairies, Marsha lived in Northern California for most of her life. Now she lives with her husband in southwest Florida, near the Caloosahatchee River and her daughter’s family, only a short flight from her son’s family in NYC. Besides creating stories, her favorite activities are scuba diving and snorkeling, hiking, traveling, gardening, and climbing trees.
You may learn more about Marsha, her books, and her world, at www.marshadianearnold.com.
Marsha enjoys sharing her love of story through school visits, manuscript consultations, her Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Books e-course, and especially by reading to her three grandchildren.
Growing up on the Kansas prairies, Marsha lived in Northern California for most of her life. Now she lives with her husband in southwest Florida, near the Caloosahatchee River and her daughter’s family, only a short flight from her son’s family in NYC. Besides creating stories, her favorite activities are scuba diving and snorkeling, hiking, traveling, gardening, and climbing trees.
You may learn more about Marsha, her books, and her world, at www.marshadianearnold.com.
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August 28, 2020
This stunningly beautiful picture book will mesmerize young readers while raising their awareness of the little-addressed issue of light pollution. The spread where Fox, Beetle, Songbird, Frog, and Bear finally find darkness--with dazzling stars and bioluminescent creatures--is nothing short of magical.
March 2, 2022
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Als der kleine Fuchs den Kopf aus dem Bau steckt, blendet ihn das Licht. Mitten in der Nacht! „Licht aus!“, ruft er. Ein Käfer hört seine Worte.
Fuchs und Käfer sind sich sicher, dass es irgendwo auf der Welt noch Dunkelheit geben muss. Sie machen sich auf die Suche nach diesem Ort.
Auf ihrer Reise begegnen ihnen weitere Tiere. Ein Vogel, der angesichts des Lichtsmogs aus der Großstadt nicht mehr weiß, wohin er fliegen soll. Ein Frosch, dessen Freunde, dem übermäßigen Einsatz von künstlichem Licht geschuldet, nicht mehr quaken wollen. Ein Bär, dessen Schlafrhythmus völlig durcheinandergeraten ist. Bald schon ist es eine ganze Schar an Tieren, die den Fuchs und den Käfer auf der Suche nach der Dunkelheit begleiten.
Ob sie sie in dieser Welt voller künstlichem Licht finden werden?
Meinung:
„Licht aus, sagt der kleine Fuchs“ beginnt mit einem Vorwort der Autorin. In wenigen Worten erläutert Marsha Diane Arnold das zentrale Thema ihres Buches: Die zunehmende Lichtverschmutzung.
Wenn ich das Wort Umweltverschmutzung höre, dann denke ich, wie vermutlich viele andere Menschen auch, sofort an Plastikmüll, Verschmutzung durch Chemikalien, Abgase in der Luft, Treibhausgase und die Verschmutzung der Meere. Lichtverschmutzung ist etwas, was mir als letztes in den Sinn gekommen wäre. Umso mehr freue ich mich, dass dieses Buch von Marsha Diane Arnold und Susan Reagan auf dem deutschen Markt veröffentlicht wurde.
Marsha Diane Arnold berichtet davon, wie die künstlichen Lichter der Großstädte, wie Lichter von Autos, Schiffen, Werbebannern, Geschäften u.v.m. in der Lage sind, den Tag- und Nachtrhythmus zu verändern. Schwerwiegende Folgen für Flora und Fauna sind die Konsequenz.
Der Leser begleitet in dieser Geschichte einen kleinen Fuchs auf der Suche nach der Dunkelheit. Er trifft auf allerhand Tiere, die die negativen Auswirkungen dieses „Zuviel“ an Licht zu spüren bekommen. Wusstet ihr, dass Frösche bei künstlichem Licht nicht quaken oder Glühwürmchen nicht kommunizieren können, wenn es zu hell ist? Vögel lassen sich des Nachts von den Sternen leiten. Aber was passiert, wenn sie diese nicht mehr sehen können?
Die Tiere im Buch machen sich auf eine Reise, um die Dunkelheit zu finden. Ob es ihnen gelingen wird, möchte ich an dieser Stelle nicht verraten.
Das Ende kann man für die Zielgruppe im Alter von vier Jahren als kindgerecht bezeichnen. Auch hier ist man aber entweder Teil des Problems oder Teil der Lösung.
Was kann man also selbst tun, um Lichtverschmutzung einzudämmen? Hier lässt einen die Autorin nicht allein und verweist im Vorwort auf eine Organisation im Internet.
Begleitet werden die wenigen Worte, die die Autorin benötigt, um ihre Geschichte zu erzählen, von wundervollen großformatigen Zeichnungen von Susan Reagan, die den kunstfertigen Schreibstil von Marsha Diane Arnold mit detailreichen Illustrationen begleitet. Herauskommt ein Bilderbuch, das einen auf jeder Seite den Atem raubt.
Fazit:
Marsha Diane Arnold gibt in „Licht aus, sagt der kleine Fuchs“ Lichtverschmutzung ein niedliches Gesicht.
Der Leser begleitet in diesem Buch eine kleine Schar Tiere, die sich aufmacht, um die Dunkelheit zu finden. Zurück bleibt der inspirierte Leser, der sich ob des Gelesenen verwundert die Augen reibt. Doch wird er auch an die Hand genommen und aufgeklärt; peu à peu nähert er sich dem Problem, um am Ende Lösungen präsentiert zu bekommen.
„Licht an, sagt der kleine Fuchs“ ist schon dank der fast schon magisch wirkenden Zeichnungen von Susan Reagan ein Hingucker.
Nach dem Lesen/Anschauen der Buchseiten sehnt man sich nach dem Zauber der Nacht. Man möchte ihn in der Natur suchen und ihn selbst erleben.
Ein Bilderbuch, das nicht nur kleine Leser/innen verzaubern wird. Man hat das Gefühl ein kleines Kunstwerk in den Händen zu halten, das definitiv einen besonderen Platz im Buchregal verdient hat.
Als der kleine Fuchs den Kopf aus dem Bau steckt, blendet ihn das Licht. Mitten in der Nacht! „Licht aus!“, ruft er. Ein Käfer hört seine Worte.
Fuchs und Käfer sind sich sicher, dass es irgendwo auf der Welt noch Dunkelheit geben muss. Sie machen sich auf die Suche nach diesem Ort.
Auf ihrer Reise begegnen ihnen weitere Tiere. Ein Vogel, der angesichts des Lichtsmogs aus der Großstadt nicht mehr weiß, wohin er fliegen soll. Ein Frosch, dessen Freunde, dem übermäßigen Einsatz von künstlichem Licht geschuldet, nicht mehr quaken wollen. Ein Bär, dessen Schlafrhythmus völlig durcheinandergeraten ist. Bald schon ist es eine ganze Schar an Tieren, die den Fuchs und den Käfer auf der Suche nach der Dunkelheit begleiten.
Ob sie sie in dieser Welt voller künstlichem Licht finden werden?
Meinung:
„Licht aus, sagt der kleine Fuchs“ beginnt mit einem Vorwort der Autorin. In wenigen Worten erläutert Marsha Diane Arnold das zentrale Thema ihres Buches: Die zunehmende Lichtverschmutzung.
Wenn ich das Wort Umweltverschmutzung höre, dann denke ich, wie vermutlich viele andere Menschen auch, sofort an Plastikmüll, Verschmutzung durch Chemikalien, Abgase in der Luft, Treibhausgase und die Verschmutzung der Meere. Lichtverschmutzung ist etwas, was mir als letztes in den Sinn gekommen wäre. Umso mehr freue ich mich, dass dieses Buch von Marsha Diane Arnold und Susan Reagan auf dem deutschen Markt veröffentlicht wurde.
Marsha Diane Arnold berichtet davon, wie die künstlichen Lichter der Großstädte, wie Lichter von Autos, Schiffen, Werbebannern, Geschäften u.v.m. in der Lage sind, den Tag- und Nachtrhythmus zu verändern. Schwerwiegende Folgen für Flora und Fauna sind die Konsequenz.
Der Leser begleitet in dieser Geschichte einen kleinen Fuchs auf der Suche nach der Dunkelheit. Er trifft auf allerhand Tiere, die die negativen Auswirkungen dieses „Zuviel“ an Licht zu spüren bekommen. Wusstet ihr, dass Frösche bei künstlichem Licht nicht quaken oder Glühwürmchen nicht kommunizieren können, wenn es zu hell ist? Vögel lassen sich des Nachts von den Sternen leiten. Aber was passiert, wenn sie diese nicht mehr sehen können?
Die Tiere im Buch machen sich auf eine Reise, um die Dunkelheit zu finden. Ob es ihnen gelingen wird, möchte ich an dieser Stelle nicht verraten.
Das Ende kann man für die Zielgruppe im Alter von vier Jahren als kindgerecht bezeichnen. Auch hier ist man aber entweder Teil des Problems oder Teil der Lösung.
Was kann man also selbst tun, um Lichtverschmutzung einzudämmen? Hier lässt einen die Autorin nicht allein und verweist im Vorwort auf eine Organisation im Internet.
Begleitet werden die wenigen Worte, die die Autorin benötigt, um ihre Geschichte zu erzählen, von wundervollen großformatigen Zeichnungen von Susan Reagan, die den kunstfertigen Schreibstil von Marsha Diane Arnold mit detailreichen Illustrationen begleitet. Herauskommt ein Bilderbuch, das einen auf jeder Seite den Atem raubt.
Fazit:
Marsha Diane Arnold gibt in „Licht aus, sagt der kleine Fuchs“ Lichtverschmutzung ein niedliches Gesicht.
Der Leser begleitet in diesem Buch eine kleine Schar Tiere, die sich aufmacht, um die Dunkelheit zu finden. Zurück bleibt der inspirierte Leser, der sich ob des Gelesenen verwundert die Augen reibt. Doch wird er auch an die Hand genommen und aufgeklärt; peu à peu nähert er sich dem Problem, um am Ende Lösungen präsentiert zu bekommen.
„Licht an, sagt der kleine Fuchs“ ist schon dank der fast schon magisch wirkenden Zeichnungen von Susan Reagan ein Hingucker.
Nach dem Lesen/Anschauen der Buchseiten sehnt man sich nach dem Zauber der Nacht. Man möchte ihn in der Natur suchen und ihn selbst erleben.
Ein Bilderbuch, das nicht nur kleine Leser/innen verzaubern wird. Man hat das Gefühl ein kleines Kunstwerk in den Händen zu halten, das definitiv einen besonderen Platz im Buchregal verdient hat.
September 22, 2020
An issue-driven eco book about the effects of light pollution (which, hey, I consider myself an eco-nerd, so I enjoyed it). Though this book was less about story and more about raising awareness on environmental issues, the illustrations were nicely done, and there were some poetic artistic choices that I liked (like having all the text written in the shaft of light from a streetlamp, and that lovely spread when the animals view the night without the interruption of human-made lights). I liked learning about ways lights affect individual animals (certain types of birds, frogs, turtles, bears, etc), so though while it felt forced that all these animals would be in the same habitat vicinity all together, I could overlook it considering the purpose of the book. I could envision this book being useful for park rangers hosting Night Sky programs geared for kids.
August 25, 2020
Lovely book. Beautiful words and illustrations to match. It carried me throughout and I too desired for "lights out" so that I could wonder at the beauty of the universe devoid of the artificial light.
November 14, 2020
Nonfiction picture books are enjoying glorious (and valuable) success in the publishing world. What's more, the bar for these books is getting higher and wider regarding possible subject matter, intended audiences, supplemental content, and expert collaboration. This is as it should be. Kids can begin lifelong careers, hobbies, and fascinations through discoveries in picture books.
Sometimes, though, a serious nonfiction topic is addressed with grace and persuasive authority through fiction. A heart-tugging approach to hard science can be an equally powerful introduction to nonfiction issues and topics. This is the case with Cybils Awards fiction picture book nominee LIGHTS OUT.
Marsha Diane Arnold lends her magical storytelling voice to the topic of LIGHT POLLUTION, revealing its impact on familiar life forms. Most creatures have evolved to respond to daily and seasonal cycles of light and darkness over millennia. Their survival depends on these instinctual patterns, which have been increasingly disrupted by barely two centuries of population growth and resulting artificial light. Humans are steadily destroying the "Dark of Night" with artificial light, and the change is happening far too quickly to allow for various species to adapt.
Arnold's opening message addresses this with a brief description of ways brightened night skies are a dangerous form of pollution, ways that we ignore at the cost of losing valuable and beloved species from our natural world.
That brief introductory passage is written in a friendly, explanatory style.
The language Arnold uses to explore this scientific reality in the story that follows adopts a lyrical, emotional, and compelling style, one ideally paired with the illustrations of Susan Reagan.
Begin by examining that cover image and title. Creatures of air, land, and water peer out of the shadows, distressed at the unexpected LIGHT of the night. The design to the title itself is worth considering. The progressively light-to-dark letters are each slightly fractured, and the "I" is represented by a beetle. Adults wo read to children often miss these intentional elements, but kids find them every single time.
The beetle is a character in the story and merits our attention on every page. End papers show a rush of newly hatched sea turtles, their race urging us forward to the opening page turn. I have no doubt that some young eyes will "read" them as stars spreading across the page.
The story begins with Little Fox and Beetle, whose upper case letters indicated to me that they are each individuals, anthropomorphized just enough to share their views and voices with us, the readers, but retaining authentic identities of their species from the natural world. A few lines of economic but imperative language occupy the otherwise blank left spread, faced by a brightly lit night scene filled with shafts and glows and bouncing brightness:
"Little Fox peeks out from her den.
Beetle flits above her.
'Lights out!' she barks.
But the lights stay on."
The following pages reveal the many sources of light, in every color, shape, and direction. The illustrations are as masterful as the text at introducing the nighttime lights we take for granted, recognizable here as sinister assaults on natures much-needed Dark.
Dark emerges as much endangered by the lights as the animals are.
Migrating birds and nocturnal owls are affected. Little Fox and Beetle wonder if Dark is lost, and they set out to help. Throughout their travels and encounters with fellow night creatures, the Dark of Night eludes them, It has been crowded out by lights from manmade sources, lights that stop the mating songs of Frog, that confuse the internal star maps of birds, that alter Bear's hibernation instincts.
These animals become a band of journeyers, visiting many landforms, but unable to locate the Dark of Night and all that it has to offer.
When those hatchling sea turtles need their help, the intrepid animals do their best, leading readers to a set of final spreads and text that deserve to be framed and displayed. The imagery of the art and the satisfying story resolve make this picture book one of the best I've read this year.
This can be read as a sweet animal story-time book, as an extended analogy or fable about an important science topic, as an illustration mentor for mastery of light, shadow, and minimal color palette, or as a charming bedtime book. In each case it will rise to the top of those categories with room to spare. The power of this seemingly simple, quiet story is the balance among characterization, storytelling, mood, language, dramatic tension, specificity of detail, and universal global implications.
I hope you'll make it a point to read this book, and then share it. Young audiences are likely to become so invested that they may seek answers to the important question: "What can we do to help?" Arnold mentions an excellent resource in that opening statement.
Sometimes, though, a serious nonfiction topic is addressed with grace and persuasive authority through fiction. A heart-tugging approach to hard science can be an equally powerful introduction to nonfiction issues and topics. This is the case with Cybils Awards fiction picture book nominee LIGHTS OUT.
Marsha Diane Arnold lends her magical storytelling voice to the topic of LIGHT POLLUTION, revealing its impact on familiar life forms. Most creatures have evolved to respond to daily and seasonal cycles of light and darkness over millennia. Their survival depends on these instinctual patterns, which have been increasingly disrupted by barely two centuries of population growth and resulting artificial light. Humans are steadily destroying the "Dark of Night" with artificial light, and the change is happening far too quickly to allow for various species to adapt.
Arnold's opening message addresses this with a brief description of ways brightened night skies are a dangerous form of pollution, ways that we ignore at the cost of losing valuable and beloved species from our natural world.
That brief introductory passage is written in a friendly, explanatory style.
The language Arnold uses to explore this scientific reality in the story that follows adopts a lyrical, emotional, and compelling style, one ideally paired with the illustrations of Susan Reagan.
Begin by examining that cover image and title. Creatures of air, land, and water peer out of the shadows, distressed at the unexpected LIGHT of the night. The design to the title itself is worth considering. The progressively light-to-dark letters are each slightly fractured, and the "I" is represented by a beetle. Adults wo read to children often miss these intentional elements, but kids find them every single time.
The beetle is a character in the story and merits our attention on every page. End papers show a rush of newly hatched sea turtles, their race urging us forward to the opening page turn. I have no doubt that some young eyes will "read" them as stars spreading across the page.
The story begins with Little Fox and Beetle, whose upper case letters indicated to me that they are each individuals, anthropomorphized just enough to share their views and voices with us, the readers, but retaining authentic identities of their species from the natural world. A few lines of economic but imperative language occupy the otherwise blank left spread, faced by a brightly lit night scene filled with shafts and glows and bouncing brightness:
"Little Fox peeks out from her den.
Beetle flits above her.
'Lights out!' she barks.
But the lights stay on."
The following pages reveal the many sources of light, in every color, shape, and direction. The illustrations are as masterful as the text at introducing the nighttime lights we take for granted, recognizable here as sinister assaults on natures much-needed Dark.
Dark emerges as much endangered by the lights as the animals are.
Migrating birds and nocturnal owls are affected. Little Fox and Beetle wonder if Dark is lost, and they set out to help. Throughout their travels and encounters with fellow night creatures, the Dark of Night eludes them, It has been crowded out by lights from manmade sources, lights that stop the mating songs of Frog, that confuse the internal star maps of birds, that alter Bear's hibernation instincts.
These animals become a band of journeyers, visiting many landforms, but unable to locate the Dark of Night and all that it has to offer.
When those hatchling sea turtles need their help, the intrepid animals do their best, leading readers to a set of final spreads and text that deserve to be framed and displayed. The imagery of the art and the satisfying story resolve make this picture book one of the best I've read this year.
This can be read as a sweet animal story-time book, as an extended analogy or fable about an important science topic, as an illustration mentor for mastery of light, shadow, and minimal color palette, or as a charming bedtime book. In each case it will rise to the top of those categories with room to spare. The power of this seemingly simple, quiet story is the balance among characterization, storytelling, mood, language, dramatic tension, specificity of detail, and universal global implications.
I hope you'll make it a point to read this book, and then share it. Young audiences are likely to become so invested that they may seek answers to the important question: "What can we do to help?" Arnold mentions an excellent resource in that opening statement.
August 18, 2020
Each month we observers of the night skies are given a gift. This gift is courtesy of the moon who hides her glow in her new phase. She goes dark so we can see the splendor of the starry expanses. Constellations and paths of twinkling lights are a wondrous sight.
For those living in or near cities, even when the moon is new, they are unable to see all the night sky offers. Even in the middle of the night, there are too many lights shining. There are streetlights, lights from signs for businesses, and parking lot lights to name a few. Lights Out (Creative Editions, August 18, 2020) written by Marsha Diane Arnold with illustrations by Susan Reagan addresses in an enchanting tale the real phenomenon of light pollution.
My full recommendation: https://librariansquest.blogspot.com/...
For those living in or near cities, even when the moon is new, they are unable to see all the night sky offers. Even in the middle of the night, there are too many lights shining. There are streetlights, lights from signs for businesses, and parking lot lights to name a few. Lights Out (Creative Editions, August 18, 2020) written by Marsha Diane Arnold with illustrations by Susan Reagan addresses in an enchanting tale the real phenomenon of light pollution.
My full recommendation: https://librariansquest.blogspot.com/...
March 1, 2021
The poetic words of this book, shimmer and hum like fireflies wings. The hum crescendos to a full song when luminous text and illustrations combine to allow nature’s light to take over.
Where is Darkness? Where is Night,
where coyotes sing, owls hunt, and
birds fly across continents,
where foxes move through the dark
and beetles are more than beetles?
Fox and Beetle wonder
if Night is only lost.
Out there. Somewhere.
And so, together, they set out.
Across the wide, wide world,
they search ...
for the Dark of Night.
This is the kind of book that not only teaches an important lesson about light pollution, but also shows the beauty of nature and animals.
Where is Darkness? Where is Night,
where coyotes sing, owls hunt, and
birds fly across continents,
where foxes move through the dark
and beetles are more than beetles?
Fox and Beetle wonder
if Night is only lost.
Out there. Somewhere.
And so, together, they set out.
Across the wide, wide world,
they search ...
for the Dark of Night.
This is the kind of book that not only teaches an important lesson about light pollution, but also shows the beauty of nature and animals.
August 18, 2020
A beautiful book that gently and skillfully reminds us about the importance of night and the beauty that's there if only we'll turn off the lights to see it. This lyrical and beautifully illustrated picture book will no doubt be the reason families will turn off their own lights and venture out into the dark to see nature's wonders.
March 7, 2021
A book about light pollution. BEAUTIFUL illustrations!
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May 17, 2021So glad to see a book about light pollution (done with a light touch).
April 11, 2022
We liked this one a lot. The illustrations were nice and I like that it raises awareness of light pollution. -Emil’s Mom
May 1, 2022
This story begins as we meet Fox who lives in a park in the city and he encounters Beetle who also lives there. Together they wander the city in search of Dark but finds light everywhere. As he and Beetle continue on their journey they encounter more and more animals whose lives have been disrupted by the bright glare of street lights, the blinding beams of automobile headlights and the sleepless neon signs. The band of animals grows and when they come across some confused baby sea turtles, the animal friends come across something incredible. Coupled with incredibly realistic drawings, this book reads like a story but is also cleverly woven in facts. This makes it a wonderful bedtime read AND a great tool for starting conversations with children about human impact on wildlife.
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August 19, 2020
It's nighttime, and Fox and Beetle search for a dark place where their natural nocturnal behaviors can emerge. It's not easy to find one, with street lamps, glaring billboards, car headlights, flood lights, and brightly lit buildings throwing their light everywhere. At last, along with Bear and Frog and Songbird, they swim and fly to an island where the only light is from natural sources: glowing mushrooms, bioluminescent jellyfish, and more stars than can be imagined. This book is beautiful. The text is lyrical, the illustrations are dazzling, and the message is critical. I want to give the book to every child I know.
March 2, 2021
I can see why many people like this book. The illustrations are cute and the story revolves around a group of animals who are looking for some undisturbed sky. The book's theme is light pollution, which as far as I know is pretty unique at the time of publication. It includes some interesting animal details which I assume are factual even though the animals act in other ways which are not factual, ie a frog rides on a fox's back to help save the day. The text is well written, almost poetic—another reason it is probably attracting attention. I do think the last page stands by itself, an hauntingly beautiful poem which sums up the story.
March 11, 2021
Light pollution - and a poem.
This book starts with an urban fox and a beetle which is really a firefly heading to find darkness so they can do what comes naturally to them. They gather a frog, bird and bear along the way to the seaside where they help sea turtle hatchlings back to the water and the beetle can really be a firefly. It seems to lean a little towards non fiction BUT I am not certain sea turtles hatch where there are fireflies.
I love the poem at the end and the illustrations. I think it is nice to give resources about how to help with light pollution.
This book starts with an urban fox and a beetle which is really a firefly heading to find darkness so they can do what comes naturally to them. They gather a frog, bird and bear along the way to the seaside where they help sea turtle hatchlings back to the water and the beetle can really be a firefly. It seems to lean a little towards non fiction BUT I am not certain sea turtles hatch where there are fireflies.
I love the poem at the end and the illustrations. I think it is nice to give resources about how to help with light pollution.
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August 20, 2020
A beautifully illuminating book that gently and skillfully reminds us about the importance of night and the beauty that's there if only we'll turn off the lights to see it. This lyrical and beautifully illustrated picture book will no doubt be the reason families will turn off their own lights and venture out into the dark to see nature's wonders.
November 28, 2020
I never thought much about light pollution until earlier this year when we had to drive almost 2 hours to a spot dark enough to see the Neowise comet. This book serves as a great introduction to light pollution and how it can be harmful to the animals. I especially appreciate the author's note that provides additional resources.
March 16, 2021
What a beautifully told story in well appointed words - some in rhyme - and rich illustrations.
Wildlife is greatly affected by too much artificial light - light pollution - and in this story some creatures go searching for night so that life is more normal for them. They even perform a rescue. This is a book that should be part of classroom teaching; for sure in the school library.
Wildlife is greatly affected by too much artificial light - light pollution - and in this story some creatures go searching for night so that life is more normal for them. They even perform a rescue. This is a book that should be part of classroom teaching; for sure in the school library.
March 1, 2021
This is an interesting eco topic that isn't discussed very much, so it's nice to have a book for kids about it. The story is a mix between lyrical passages and poetry, which is also interesting and I think it works well here. The ending is the most lovely part of the book.
March 13, 2021
Beautiful artwork but I couldn’t get past the agenda of the story. Author obviously lives in a city and thinks that us having modern lights is a bad thing. There’s lots of dark and great night sky out here in the boondocks.
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May 12, 2021"Animals embark on a quest to find true darkness when too many artificial lights at night confuse migrating birds, silence singing frogs, and affect the survival of nocturnal animals."
Subject: Light pollution -- Juvenile fiction.
Night -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
Subject: Light pollution -- Juvenile fiction.
Night -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
March 20, 2022
A wonderful book focusing on the impact light pollution has on the environment - Extremely useful to provoke discussion thinking about the impact we have on the world around us and how we can make a meaningful change
September 4, 2020
A lovely book that demonstrates the problems with too much light during the night. Youngest readers might not get the premise but older ones will. The illustrations are outstanding.
March 1, 2021
A compelling story about light pollution.
March 16, 2021
A sweet narrative non fiction story with beautiful illustrations describing how artificial lights in the environment have impacted beetles that light up and other animals in nature.
April 4, 2021
2.5 stars. A beautifully illustrated book about light pollution. I didn’t like the story itself very much, but I liked the message.
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December 29, 2021beautiful illustrations
October 12, 2023
A preschool and up book about light and darkness and how it affects animals.
July 22, 2024
FOX!!!!
March 4, 2025
Animals trying to escape light pollution
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