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ladynightwolf's review
5.0
In the Dark is a beautifully illustrated book for kids about a ‘darker’ side of science–what happens when most of us are sleeping at night!
This book covers many different subjects concerning biology, astronomy, and anatomy. For example, the first section is on the human body and why sleep is important for repairing and maintaining our bodies and brains. It acts as a fantastic reminder for both children and adults as to why sleep is so important. I found the review of circadian rhythm to be an interesting reminder that I think kids will be able to integrate into their lives as they grow.
The next two sections cover nocturnal creatures and plants and the biology that they’ve developed in order to adapt and survive. It covers predator/prey relationships, the anatomy of the eye of a cat verses that of a human, how plants capture and store energy for nighttime, and also moon gardens (everyone should have one!).
The last section is all about one of my personal favorite subjects: Astronomy! There is a lot to learn and some very cool and beautiful charts that kids can reference regarding meteor showers, constellations, planetary positions, aurora borealis, and the phases of the moon.
There is so much information and so many opportunities to learn in this book for both kids and parents. For someone like me who has always had a passion for science, this was a nice little refresher course–I picked up a few cool new facts as well!
It is so important to foster a love of science in young minds and I think this book does that with panache. The colorful and beautiful illustrations accompany some very fun information, which gives kids, especially those who are visual or right-brained, the opportunity to retain some very useful information that they will definitely be able to apply to the world around them. I have a feeling that I will be buying a few copies for birthday presents and we will probably be planning meteor shower watching parties soon.
This book covers many different subjects concerning biology, astronomy, and anatomy. For example, the first section is on the human body and why sleep is important for repairing and maintaining our bodies and brains. It acts as a fantastic reminder for both children and adults as to why sleep is so important. I found the review of circadian rhythm to be an interesting reminder that I think kids will be able to integrate into their lives as they grow.
The next two sections cover nocturnal creatures and plants and the biology that they’ve developed in order to adapt and survive. It covers predator/prey relationships, the anatomy of the eye of a cat verses that of a human, how plants capture and store energy for nighttime, and also moon gardens (everyone should have one!).
The last section is all about one of my personal favorite subjects: Astronomy! There is a lot to learn and some very cool and beautiful charts that kids can reference regarding meteor showers, constellations, planetary positions, aurora borealis, and the phases of the moon.
There is so much information and so many opportunities to learn in this book for both kids and parents. For someone like me who has always had a passion for science, this was a nice little refresher course–I picked up a few cool new facts as well!
It is so important to foster a love of science in young minds and I think this book does that with panache. The colorful and beautiful illustrations accompany some very fun information, which gives kids, especially those who are visual or right-brained, the opportunity to retain some very useful information that they will definitely be able to apply to the world around them. I have a feeling that I will be buying a few copies for birthday presents and we will probably be planning meteor shower watching parties soon.
huckabees's review
4.0
In The Dark is essentially three books in one all focused on what happens at night. The first section is a wonderful breakdown of brain science and how sleep affects our ability to function. Part two focuses on nocturnal animals while the final chunk is a fascinating look at plants and their relation to darkness. If you have children who are interested in learning more about life science the illustrations in this text will help make even the most complex concepts easily digestible. Any child who thinks night time is a boring, quiet time will be pleasantly surprised to see how much happens while we slumber.
kristensreadingnook's review
5.0
I recently read Why We Sleep and was thoroughly fascinated by it. I was so excited to see the same information at a more easily digestible level for students at the beginning of In the Dark. This book is super engaging and flows well from one subject to the next about things that happen at night - from nocturnal animals, to plants “sleeping”, to the night sky.
optimaggie's review
5.0
A very fun and informative look at the world after dark. We really enjoyed this.
tanaz_masaba's review
5.0
In the Dark is an absolutely brilliant book for kids that I adored. The topics discussed are written in such a way that kids as young as 10 would easily be able to grasp it, and the illustrations inside are absolutely gorgeous! Would definitely recommend it.
jcardwell2022's review
5.0
If you have a child who loves to learn new things this is a awesome book. This book teaches young readers about sleep patterns, why we snore and dream, how animals function differently at night, the moon and stars and Auroras. I personally enjoyed this book and will be using it in my classroom.
I’m so thankful to have received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I’m so thankful to have received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
librarianlk's review
A varied look at all aspects of night. Sleep: patterns, what it is, and why w do it. Dreams. Nocturnal activity. Why is there night? Why do stars twinkle? Light pollution. Auroras, comets and meteor showers (oh my!) While some of these topics may almost feel existential, they are presented in a matter of fact way that doesn't talk down to younger readers. I love that it has a glossary, index, and sources. The text is good, and the illustrations have a limited palette of high contrast colors. This limit helps keep the pictures from being busy. Recommended!
maidmarianlib's review
4.0
Covers a range of nite time happenings from humans plants and animals, short informative paragraphs with dark toned illustrations