"The book Charles Darwin used to identify colors in nature during his HMS Beagle voyage"--

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about plants, animals, and how colors work in the natural world. Includes picture glossary"--

Experiments and activities reinforce a general discussion of the properties of light, the electromagnetic spectrum, and color vision, that also outlines the fifteen ways in which electron interactions result in color.

The opening spread features a big, bright red lemon and the simple text, "Lemons are not RED." When the spread is turned an equally bright yellow lemon appears ("Lemons are YELLOW") across from a luscious red apple ("Apples are RED"). And so it goes, from carrots that are not purple through reindeer that are not white, et al. The book ends with "The moon is not BLACK / The moon is SILVER / The night is BLACK / Good night! And the reader sees a tranquil...

A curious boy explores the many colors in his house and the world around him.

A little blue spot and a little yellow spot are best friends, and when they hug each other they become green.

The hilarious Crayons are back in this celebration of our planet and their contributions to it - white ice caps, green trees, blue oceans and skies, brown soil and even wheat!

Encourages the reader to look at objects in nature from another perspective, observing their colors in a new way.