My daughter, like every little girl, is crazy about rainbows. She even dressed up for one as Halloween! (Rainbow striped dress, crown in the shape of sun rays, carrying a cloud shield with blue water beads hanging from it.) I now have a member of the rainbow patrol living in my house because of this book!
Dr. Krupp is an authority on ancient and prehistoric astronomy, as well as the Director of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. It should be no surprise then that this book starts with the importance of rainbows in ancient cultures. We learn that Isaac Newton (yes, the laws of gravity guy) was also the first to show that sunlight is made up of the rainbow's colors using a prism, and how raindrops bend light.
It then encourages you to become a rainbow reporter, noticing as many details as you can, and explains how you can make your own rainbow. My rainbow-crazy daughter especially liked the last page: "Since no one sees exactly the same rainbow, that rainbow you see belongs to you." Pure magic for rainbow lovers!!
Learn More:
- 3-D Rainbow Paper Craft: A simple paper craft that results in a 3D ornament you can hang in the room. http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/rainbows/m3drainbow.htm Another Rainbow Mobile! More rainbow craft projects can be found here.
- Plant a rainbow in your garden! Read Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
- KinderKorner's "A Rainbow of Colors" is full of activities, books, songs and poems about rainbows. Aimed towards kinder-aged kiddos. http://www.kinderkorner.com/colors.html
- "The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow" is available in both a video and a book based on the video.
- Prism's Rainbow Teacher's Guide is written for kinder based on Texas state standards. It's 40 pages long and has a lot of information in it! http://centerforeducation.rice.edu/SST/resources/Bridging/Module1/Grade_K/1%20Rainbows.pdf
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