Dark Matters Nature's Reaction to Light Pollution

Light and dark have affected the very ways humans, plants, and animals have grown and thrived. In fact, light and dark have affected pretty much the entire natural world around us. But lights from cars, streetlights, houses, shopping malls, skyscrapers, and other structures make towns and cities glow with light so bright it can be seen from outer space. What happens when humans tamper with the age-old balance of day and night?

Told through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Joan who loves the outdoors, Dark Matters introduces young readers to the fragile animals that are impacted by our increasingly threatened nighttime skies.

Come discover the amazing night life of frogs and bats, turtles and fireflies, birds, plants, and so much more. And learn how their lives and ecosystems are negatively impacted by light—much of which is so unnecessary.

This book is packed full with fascinating and unexpected facts and illustrations, and comes with tips and suggestions on how young people can help reduce light pollution.

Because dark matters!

Joan Marie Galat's
publications include The Discovery of Longitude, the Dot to Dot in the Sky series and Day Trips From Edmonton.

The Discovery of Longitude was the winner of the 2013 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature. Joan Marie lives in Edmonton, Alberta.

Contents

1. Looking Up — the Night Sky
2. Neighborhood Lights
3. Sea Turtles
4. Birds and Light
5. School's Out
6. Sleeping Under the Stars
7. To the Coast — Artificial Light and Frogs
8. Ocean Lights
9. Underwater
10. The Bat Incident
11. Following Moose
12. Working Outside
13. Dark Matters
14. What You Can Do
15. Credits

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