I'm a Photon
The third book in the captivating Meet the Universe series from MIT Kids Press introduces readers to photons - the particle that sheds light on the universe!
Meet the incredible photon – the fundamental particle that makes up light. Thanks to the photon, we can see colours and the world around us – and photons also make up the light we can't see, like radiowaves and X-rays. Travel faster than the speed of light as you join the photon on a fascinating journey to uncover their extraordinary secrets. Then work together with the photon to make new scientific discoveries and change the world for the better.
Kid-friendly rhyming text from physicist Eve M. Vavagiakis and luminous artwork from Mike Malbrough will spark young readers' curiosity and have them racing to make their own discoveries.
Creators
Dr Eve M. Vavagiakis is a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University. A childhood space enthusiast, she now works in experimental cosmology as a part of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, CCAT-prime, CMB-S4 and Simons Observatory collaborations to build instrumentation and study the oldest light in the universe. She also codirects the high-energy physics blog ParticleBites and is the author of the first two titles in the Meet the Universe series, I’m a Neutrino and I'm a Black Hole.
Mike Malborough is a children's author and illustrator of much-loved picture books. When he's not creating books, he can be found working with other artists and writers through classes, mentorship and presentations about illustration, storytelling and the creative voice inside us all. Mike lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children and his cat Agnes.
