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Science Makes Art: Light

Hilary Devonshire, Author

Ali Ardington, Illustrator

Series: Science Makes Art

Imprint: Wayland

Publication date: June 26, 2025

Category: Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781526326386

Series: Science Makes Art

Imprint: Wayland

Publication date: September 12, 2024

Category: Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781526326379

Is the science of light a bit shadowy to you? This book will help you to work like a scientist: testing ideas, making investigations and doing experiments. But you’ll also be an artist, using light and art techniques to bend light into a rainbow and decode mirror images – let there be light!

Science Makes Art skilfully blends science theory with fun art projects to encourage learning and creativity. It’s the perfect series to introduce key science principles that and for cross-curricular and topic based learning. With links to the curriculum, it expands on what children will have learned in school. The series is applicable equally to creative children and children with more of a scientific mind!

Using materials from around the home, the art projects include:
– Shadow puppets
– Stained glass window
– Reflective collages
– Colour wheel
– Optical illusions

Ideal for readers age 8+.
Collect the rest of the series: Colour, Energy, Flight, Materials, Movement.

Hilary Devonshire

Hilary Devonshire has written books for young children on a number of different subjects, ranging from science to arts and crafts.