Description
Product description
About the Author
Geoff Waring has worked as a graphic designer and is the author-illustrator of BLACK MEETS WHITE. He says that the Oscar books are based on his own cat, Oskar. He lives in London.
Oscar is a curious kitten!
As Oscar the kitten watches the sun set one evening, he has lots of questions about light and dark. Who better than Moth to help out? Moth shows how sources of light are as different as the sun, stars, fireflies, streetlights, and airplanes, and also explains how shadows are made and why darkness comes at night. Includes lesson summaries!
Back matter includes an index and supplemental activities.
John Boggs –
Hey scientific and kid friendly
Love this book about the dark presented in a way that is technical and appealing to small children. My daughter loves it, but is a little scared of the underwater sea creatures page.
Cholla Cactus –
I love this series of children’s books!
I’m a big fan of the Oscar the cat series by Geoff Waring. They all have lovely illustrations and make science topics accessible for young children. I would estimate an appropriate age range to be two(ish) to five years old.Here is a summary of the books I have from the series:1) Oscar and the Bird (Electricity) – Impressive in its ability to make technical concepts accessible to young children. Doesn’t get down to the level of electrons and charge, but does discuss batteries, basic concept of a circuit, different forms of electricity. Helped my youngster understand that electricity can be dangerous and you shouldn’t play with it (via discussion of a power line).2) Oscar and the Moth (Light/Dark) – Not super technical, but discusses concepts such as different sources of light, how lights can be warm, rotation of the earth, shadows, how some animals make lights with their bodies (ie: bio-luminescence).3) Oscar and the Frog (Growing) – Very nicely done. Concepts such as: different animals/plants grow in different ways (from eggs, from seeds, live births); different living things grow at different rates, animals eat different types of food to grow.4) Oscar and the Bat (Sound) – probably the least science heavy of the four Oscar books I own. Nice that it talks about how animals can use different parts of their bodies to make sound. Nice that it discusses that sounds get louder the closer they get. Doesn’t go into concepts about how sounds are made or propagated (ie: sound waves). This is not necessarily a complaint, I’m not sure I could get a three year old to understand a sound wave either!
amanda neilson –
Buy this now!
AMAZING book! Fun and informative
William L. –
Brilliant book for lovers of the creatures of night
This is a brilliant book for lovers of the creatures of night. Loved everything about it.
Helen Russell –
Perfect for the young scientists who enjoy wonderful
The story is wonderful. A sweet and thoughtful premise with rich vocabulary as well as being informational.Perfect for young children who are curious about science. But love a great story too.
Amazon Customer –
Good
Good price for this book
Amanda –
Science fun for kids!
I love this book for our 5year old. I want to help her gain an interest in science as I did. This book introduces simple but important concepts while providing various examples found all around us. Great book! I have two of these books and can’t wait to get them all!
MsInformation –
Science and fun
My husband and I are very impressed with the “Oscar” series. We own several and the kids love Oscar’s adventures. Oscar teaches science in a way that’s easy and fun for a child to consume. Let Oscar encourage the curiosity in your little one.
Michele Henson –
Great book for Homeschooling
We bought this for our homeschool unit on light and shadow. It was a great story, good information and a fun format
C.H. –
einfach schön zum Englisch lernen
Ich mag die Oscar Bücher, weil sie schön gemacht sind und verständlich ein Thema erklären (mit Bildern und Geschichte dazu). Ich finde es toll, für kleine Welt- und Sprachentdecker!