The facts are both fun and informative and illustrations by Liz Kay take the reader right through a vibrant colour palette and are so visually stimulating for a young reader. Open Library is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Unsurprisingly, in a book about colour, every spread is full of glorious images that celebrate each colour in turn.

We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, traditions and living cultures; and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. Keep reading to discover why leaves change colour in the autumn, why your veins look blue but your blood is red, and how the language we use shapes the colours we see . Taking each colour in turn, each chapter explores fascinating facts about that colour and then we go beyond the rainbow to explore black and white, infrared and ultraviolet, fluorescence, seeing in the dark and whether there really are rainbows in space. The science of how our brains and eyes work together to see different shades is so clearly and concisely explained. Sometimes non-fiction is also a fantastic way to tempt a reluctant reader into sitting down with a book.Remember, that to make a rainbow we need sunlight, or any other star light, and water droplets, or any other liquid droplets (we are not picky), suspended in the air.

Can You Get Rainbows in Space is a stunning kaleidoscope beaming out a huge range of science topics, from astronomy to zoology, expertly stitched together by the threads of colours! For instance, hippos have red sweat, blue eyes are actually clear with no pigment at all, and overripe bananas glow indigo under ultraviolet light.If you have seen the images coming from Tasmania of the Aurora Australis in the last week , then the answer would seem to be yes. Sheila became interested in space and astronomy at the age of 13 and her passion sky-rocketed from th. We’ll talk about light (the most important thing) and waves (not the kind you see at the beach – though you will learn why the sea looks blue! There are loads of brilliant non-fiction books that can teach your child about the world, as well as being entertaining, funny and gorgeous to look at. Dr Sheila Kanani commented, “I’m so excited to finally see physical copies of Can You Get Rainbows in Space?