Pre-order Releases Jun 8, 2027
Flash!: The Story of John Bonner Buck, the Scientist Who Wondered Why Fireflies
by Heidi Tyline King · illustrated by Laura Ramos
$13.29 / copy at 25+ copies As low as $11.77 at 1,000+Your best volume price
About the book
Flash!
When John Bonner Buck was a boy, he'd lie on the grass in his backyard and wait for the fireflies. First, one pinprick of light would appear and then another. Soon the entire sky sparkled with fireflies. Why do fireflies flash? John wondered.
John always had a curiosity about the natural world. Each fall, he'd scan the skies for migrating geese. In the chill of winter, he'd write poems about woodchuck burrows. In the spring, he'd follow butterflies, awed by their symmetry. But every summer, the fireflies would appear again and again. John wondered, why do they flash?
He would spend his entire life as a scientist pursuing the answer to that question. Solving the mystery would take him across the globe: to the jungles of Thailand and the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Before long, John knew more about fireflies than anyone else on the planet. His research led to the development of groundbreaking technology to treat epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease and cancer. His research even inspired a sensor to detect alien life.
Laura Ramos's lush artwork offers a visual feast for nature lovers and Heidi King's lyrical text pays wonderful homage to a pioneering scientist and the fireflies who helped light his way.
The book, Flash!: The Story of John Bonner Buck, the Scientist Who Wondered Why Fireflies [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780593462850 in Hardcover by Heidi Tyline King may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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Details
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Author
- Heidi Tyline King
- Illustrator
- Laura Ramos
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Jun 8, 2027
- ISBN-13
- 9780593462850
- ISBN-10
- 0593462858
- Pages
- 40
- Carton quantity
- 24 copies
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Flash! in bulk: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $13.29 | 30% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $12.91 | 32% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $12.53 | 34% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $12.15 | 36% off list |
| 1,000+ | $11.77 | 38% off list |
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