Description: Discover why the sun is yellow and how autumn leaves change colors in this richly illustrated, stylishly packaged, and informative overview of the science of colors found in the natural world.
Brief description:
After campaigning with Greenpeace for years, Catherine Barr trained as a journalist and became an editor at the Natural History Museum. Catherine now writes non-fiction books that aim to inspire children to explore, understand and take action to protect the natural world. Catherine has now written over 35 books. Her book, Fourteen Wolves: a rewilding story was shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2022. She is a proud Patron of Reading for a local school and visits schools all over the country to run workshops inspired by the issues explored in her books.
Catherine Barr is the author of several other volumes in Libraries Unlimited's Best Books series (Best Books for Children and Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers).Review Quotes:
"Information about color is joined with an impressive array of fascinating illustrations and text. The text both informs and surprises. . . . The illustrations also delight." --School Library Journal, starred review
"A celebration of select colors in the visible spectrum, plus black and white. . . . Shines with both facts and feeling." --Kirkus Reviews "Barr provides succinct information on why things appear the way they do and what their significance is in nature. . . . A stunningly illustrated book that colors every inch of the world." --Booklist "A rich nonfiction picture book that perfectly highlights the interconnectedness of the natural world. . . . Any lover of nature and science should find plenty to absorb within." --Shelf Awareness, starred review, on THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE "Artful writing and comprehensive research combine in this wide-ranging, lyrical picture book about returning wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem." --Booklist, starred review, on THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE "[A] remarkable story." --Wall Street Journal, on THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE