The Invention Hunters Discover How Light Works (Invention Hunters #3)

by Korwin Briggs (Author)

The Invention Hunters Discover How Light Works (Invention Hunters #3)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
"The love child of David Macaulay and Captain Underpants" (Kirkus), this hilarious kid-friendly guide to the science and physics of light explains prisms, magnifying glasses, TV screens, and more.

The Invention Hunters travel the globe in their flying museum collecting the world's greatest inventions! This time, they've landed at an elementary school's science lab, and these silly scientists think they've collected incredible specimens of banjos, flowerpots, and even a yeti's tooth. But what they really discover -- with a kid as their guide -- is how prisms, magnifying glasses, cameras, and TV screens use light to work!

Using simple explanations and diagrams, and a heaping helping of humor, the Invention Hunters make the perfect companions for curious kids who are ready to learn about science, physics, engineering, history, and more.
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Kirkus

Readers will cheer the return of these merry, lab-coated schlemiels.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 3--In this third installment of a four-book series, the Invention Hunters, scientists who travel the world collecting its greatest inventions to put in their museum, travel to a school and encounter a young girl who attempts to showcase her extensive knowledge of how light works. However, these scientists remain clueless despite the girl's straightforward explanations of how a prism, magnifying glass, crayons, cameras, and TV screens work. Fortunately, readers do not. The goofy, confused Invention Hunters are a sharp contrast to the knowledgeable young student, who shares diagrams, interesting facts, an illustrated time line, and clear information. This makes the text amusing, appealing, and instructive. VERDICT This book is perfect for young readers who like their science with a smile.--Myra Zarnowski, City Univ. of New York

Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

"The text and illustrations succeed in grabbing the readers' attention because of the vivid colors and spirit of fun. The characters are quirky and silly, making this nonfiction book about simple machines...engaging." —-School Library Connection
Korwin Briggs
Korwin Briggs is a writer and illustrator who makes books, comics, and infographics about history and science. He's also the author and illustrator of Gods and Heroes: Mythology Around the World and a webcomic, Veritable Hokum. He lives in Queens, New York, and he invites you to visit his website at KorwinBriggs.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316467964
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
July 14, 2020
Series
Invention Hunters
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV029000 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | General
JUV009050 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Senses & Sensation
JUV036020 - Juvenile Fiction | Technology | Inventions
Library of Congress categories
Light
Inventions

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