David Suzuki Asks: Did You Know ... About Light and Sight?

Alice Kidd is an editor with The New Catalyst editorial collective in
Lillooet, B.C.

This book is a collection of mostly single-frame cartoons that answer
questions about light and sight. The cartoon format works well,
providing both humorous commentary and detailed illustration. Some of
the questions are fairly standard, like “Why do people need
glasses?” and “What is lightning?” Others are less direct, such as
“Why is it so hard to swat a fly?” and “What are those floating
specs you sometimes see?” My favorite is “How do polar bears keep
warm?”

The text is clear and easy to understand, and the illustrations are
never irrelevant. For a slim volume, it contains plenty.

David Suzuki edited the book, and his name appears on every frame:
“David Suzuki asks ‘Did You Know . . . About Light and Sight?’”
Perhaps in a syndicated series this heading has a place, but here it
appears overdone. Still, this is an excellent book.