Next, Bobo plays hide-and-seek with his own shadow. He finds that light travels in straight lines—until it meets an obstacle. A shiny spoon makes him look wobbly. A still pond shows him his own face. Bobo learns the difference between reflection (light bouncing off a smooth surface) and refraction (light bending as it passes through water, glass, or a lens).
By the end of his journey, Bobo sees his everyday world differently. A sunset is no longer just pretty—it is the scattering of blue light, leaving reds and oranges behind. A flashlight is a marvel of portable energy. And the twinkle in a friend’s eye? That’s the reflection of a universe full of light. bobo explores light
Bobo smiles. He has explored light, but he knows the adventure has just begun. Because wherever there is light, there is always something new to discover. “Bobo Explores Light” — for curious minds of all ages. Next, Bobo plays hide-and-seek with his own shadow
Why is an apple red? Why is the sky blue? Bobo discovers that what we call “white” light is actually a party of colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Using a prism, he splits sunlight into a rainbow. He now understands that the color of an object depends on which wavelengths of light it reflects back to our eyes. A still pond shows him his own face