Young children learn how shadows are created and tangible reasons why shadows vary in size, shape, and location. Half of the book invites readers to guess the origins of the shadows in vivid full-color photographs; subsequent pages provide the answers to the mysteries. A foreword contains information regarding the scientific reasons for shadows. Large text and accompanying photographs teach young children about how shadows are created and give tangible reasons for why shadows vary in size, shape, and location. The latter half of the book invites readers to guess the origins of the shadows, and the subsequent pages provide the answers to the mysteries. A foreword contains information regarding the scientific reasons for shadows.