First Questions and Answers: Why is it dark at night?

Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers

by Katie Daynes, Fabrizio Di Baldo (Illustrator)

From sunset to sunrise, discover the secrets of night time - why it happens, where the Sun goes... and what the night sky can tell us about the universe. Playful flaps, delightful illustrations and friendly text explain the science behind the cycle of day and night, summer and winter. Find out why it's not always dark at bedtime, how night animals find their way and why the dark doesn't have to be scary.

12 pages, Board book

Published November 4, 2022

About the author

Katie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and the Lift-the-Flap Questions & Answers series.

Reviews

[The Book Squirrel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is in lift-the-flap board book format, but is reasonably text-heavy. The questions and answers are suitable for primary schoolers rather than preschoolers (the usual target audience for board books), but inquisitive younger children will like it, too (although they may not have the attention span to make it through the whole book in one sitting).

Questions in this book include -Why can I see the moon in the day? -How do animals see at night? -Why does it get dark earlier in winter? -How does a telescope work? and some brief ancient tales about the moon, like the Egyptian belief that the sun god took the light with him into the underworld at the end of each day.

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple and clear explanations and answers to questions about the dark, night, and the moon.