Author : Marie Voigt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 11,26 MB
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1471173275
Betty loves her night-time stories, especially the one about Cosmo: a bear that is afraid of the dark. So when Cosmo comes to life, it is the perfect opportunity for Betty to help him overcome his fear and show him the beauty of the night. With a lantern in one hand and Cosmo’s paw in the other, join Betty on a wonderful adventure that will light up every child’s story time!
Author : Jean Reidy
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 MB
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781423120247
When it’s time to sleep, it’s nice to know there’s a place that’s safe. In a cozy house, in a comfy bed, under a blanket that’s white and red under stars so bright they light up the night in your own little piece of the universe.
Author : Paul Bogard
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0316228796
A deeply panoramic tour of the night, from its brightest spots to the darkest skies we have left. A starry night is one of nature's most magical wonders. Yet in our artificially lit world, three-quarters of Americans' eyes never switch to night vision and most of us no longer experience true darkness. In The End of Night, Paul Bogard restores our awareness of the spectacularly primal, wildly dark night sky and how it has influenced the human experience across everything from science to art. From Las Vegas' Luxor Beam -- the brightest single spot on this planet -- to nights so starlit the sky looks like snow, Bogard blends personal narrative, natural history, science, and history to shed light on the importance of darkness -- what we've lost, what we still have, and what we might regain -- and the simple ways we can reduce the brightness of our nights tonight.
Author : F. Roach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 1973-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789027702937
Author : Susan Hughes
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 23,63 MB
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1525303198
A charming and captivating exploration of the science of light. Where does light come from? How does it work? What is it made of? A girl and her cat find answers to these questions on a summertime journey of scientific discovery. The pair identify loads of examples of light, while exploring many fascinating topics: natural and artificial light; uses of light; opaque, translucent and transparent objects; absorbed, reflected and refracted light; and how the eye sees light. It’s a gentle yet comprehensive introduction to light and all its mysteries. From stars in the sky to fireworks over a lake, our inquisitive guides shine a light on … light!
Author : Philip Jose Farmer
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 41,50 MB
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0575119845
Join John Carmody of Earth on an unforgettable adventure on the weirdest planet in the galaxy. Just when Carmody had given up understanding this weird world and decided simply to accept whatever happened, it was the Night of Light. All the citizens of Dante's Joy slumbered on that night - to awake, if at all, in a world even more bizarre and more unearthly than before...
Author : Nicholas Blechman
Publisher : Orchard Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,14 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9780545462631
Count the lights and, through die-cut pages, find out which vehicle they belong to.
Author : Lucy Fleming
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 32,57 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1536246107
Friendship, kindness, and gratitude are all illuminated in a quiet tale of a magical girl with mothlike wings. Nestled in a little nook in an old oak tree is a tiny girl named Ella. Ella loves light, but must be sure to avoid the sun because of her delicate wings. Flittering about at night, she collects light from everything that glows and glimmers in the darkness, always making sure to share the light she gathers with those who need it most. Until one day, when her animal friends decide it’s their turn to give back—with a creative plan that just may make Ella’s dream of seeing the sun come true. New York Times best-selling illustrator Lucy Fleming’s author-illustrator debut is a sweet story about the power of giving to others and celebrating our friends, as well as a reminder that we all have a light within us that is worthy of being shared.
Author : Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 23,99 MB
Release : 1995-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520203549
Wolfgang Schivelbusch tells the story of the development of artificial light in the nineteenth century. Not simply a history of a technology, Disenchanted Night reveals the ways that the technology of artificial illumination helped forge modern consciousness. In his strikingly illustrated and lively narrative, Schivelbusch discusses a range of subjects including the political symbolism of streetlamps, the rise of nightlife and the shopwindow, and the importance of the salon in bourgeois culture.
Author : Jean-Francois Six
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 MB
Release : 2022-08-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780268206376
Therese of Lisieux died on 30 September 1897. Nine months later, the now classic Story of a Soul appeared and proved an immediate success. However, when historians had access fifty years later to manuscripts written by Therese they were surprised to discover enormous differences between these texts and the published version of Story of a Soul. Jean-Francois Six has written this new book with two purposes. First, he recalls the history of how Mother Agnes, Prioress of the Carmelite convent and sister of Therese altered and completed Therese's text so that it became a travesty of the original. Secondly he re-establishes the truth of the last months of Therese's life, her authentic spiritual message, and her contribution to the history of mysticism. In working on his book, Jean-Francois Six has relied on texts which can definitively be said to come from the hand of Threrese. In contrast to the sentimentality which is so often associated with her, he has found a powerful, lively figure, full of humor even in the depths of the spiritual night she experienced during her last months-the spiritual night which others have tried to deny or minimize.
