Sight: Glimmer, Glow, SPARK, FLASH!

by Romana Romanyshyn, Andriy Lesiv

Overview

Sight is a groundbreaking introduction to our vivid, sensory world.

This nonfiction book is an immediately accessible, science-intensive illumination of an endlessly fascinating subject: sight.

Packed with facts about all aspects of vision, this is a sensitive exploration of how sight essentially impacts our everyday lives.

• At once instructional and inspirational
• Features stunning visual sophistication
• Filled with compelling infographics

Sight is a stunning, multifaceted visual exploration of one of our critical senses.

This gorgeous book goes beyond the facts—it encourages not only scientific exploration, but philosophical reflection on the very nature of vision.

• Resonates year-round as a go-to gift for birthdays, holidays, and more
• Perfect for curious children ages 8 to 12 years old
• Equal parts educational and visual, this makes a great pick for schools, librarians, teachers, grandparents, and parents.
• You'll love this book if you love books like Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural by Julia Rothman, Animalium: Welcome to the Museum by Jenny Broom, and Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World by Steve Jenkins.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781797204499
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	07/13/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	12 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

The husband and wife team Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, share an art studio, AGRAFKA, in Lviv, Ukraine. Sound, together with its companion Sight (coming Fall 2020) were the co-winners of the Bologna Ragazzi Award in 2018. Visit them at agrafkastudio.myportfolio.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Graphic design shines in this survey of light, color, what we see, and how we see it. . . A memorable overview. . ."-Kirkus Reviews

"[E]ye-catching. . . A fun, insightful look at vision."-Booklist

From the Publisher

2021-04-14
Graphic design shines in this survey of light, color, what we see, and how we see it.

Sharing both strengths and weaknesses with its companion Sound: Shhh…Bang…Pop…Boom! (2020), this overview combines pithy forays into the imagination and scientific observations with exuberant, creative illustrations highlighted by generous use of Day-Glo orange and vivid blues. The science is usually clear but does occasionally become hard to parse—and, sometimes, hard to read due to tintype and poor contrast. In no obvious order the Ukrainian creators focus on a broad range of topics including eye color and structure, common signs and symbols, optical effects and illusions, Braille, photography, primary and mixed colors, and (with the rationale that “I envision more than what my eyes can see”) even smell, hearing, touch, and taste. The visuals are often riveting, though an uncaptioned photograph and several asterisked explanations relegated to the back endpaper are signs that the spotlight is on page design, not content. Moreover, the stylized human figures throughout are not rendered with an obvious eye to diversity; for instance, all of the faces are paper white in a full-page gallery of expressions, and in another of eyeglass wearers, just six of 25 present female, and there are just two with dark skin. Still, every page up to the closing bucket list of things “worth seeing” in and beyond our world offers a rewarding sight and/or insight.

A memorable overview, artistically at least, but mostly flash. (Informational picture book. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews