Beautifully illustrated in full colour, this is a visual feast of a book which uses a rainbow to guide you through a universe of amazing scientific facts comparable to Bill Bryson's A Really Short History of Nearly Everything. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. You'll discover the answers to these questions - and many more - in this incredible collection of scientific facts about colour. Keep reading to discover why leaves change colour in the autumn, why your veins look blue but your blood is red, and why the language we use shapes the colours we see….

She has written a series of books about exceptional female leaders as part of The Extraordinary Life Of… series, including Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart and Michelle Obama. Sheila became interested in space and astronomy at the age of 13 and her passion sky-rocketed from there.The inclusion of a detailed glossary in the final chapter is helpful for those readers needing clarification of terms used. Our list includes some of the world’s favourite authors, illustrators and licensed brands, such as Eric Carle, Helen Oxenbury, Nadia Shireen, The Snowman, Doctor Who, Roald Dahl, Tom Fletcher, Jeff Kinney, Rick Riordan, Robin Stevens, and Jacqueline Wilson to name but a few. 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 . Finally, the book focuses on rainbows and answers the title of the book – Can You Get Rainbows in Space?

We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, traditions and living cultures; and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.is a highly accessible, informative, and beautifully presented compendium, with illustrations by Liz Kay throughout. Each question is explained clearly, with lots of added information and ‘did you know’ sections to keep the reader engaged. This review was written by Heather Hann Heather is currently the Head of School Improvement for a large MAT in Suffolk. For example, at Indian weddings some brides wear red which symbolises love, commitment and strength and that in the early 1900s, purple was one of the colours representing Women’s Suffrage which stood for freedom and dignity. I could not believe how many of my questions were being clearly answered as I read through the book.

Book Links aims to develop generations of literate children and young people who appreciate all forms of story and how story is created. The level of author Dr Kanani's knowledge is quite amazing and hugely varied; what the reader learns ranges from finding out that red was one of the first colours used in pre-historic art to learning why it is also the colour of a baboon's bottom! The perfect entry point to big space and science concepts told through the colours of the rainbow, Can You Get Rainbows in Space? Vibrantly illustrated in full colour throughout, this non-fiction book is incredibly friendly and appealing.Red, for example, explores why blood is red, why Mars is known as the red planet, why flamingos are pink, why some monkeys have red bottoms and why hippo’s sweat is red. It was moving to see the author and illustrator are sure to include the importance of rainbows as symbols in our current lives. We at Penguin Random House Australia acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Traditional Custodians and the first storytellers of the lands on which we live and work.

Featuring chapters about space colonies, time travel, super-intelligent machines, invisibility, superhumans, nanotechnology, cloning, nuclear fusion and much more, this brilliant book is seriously inspiring – and a great source for parents and teachers of curious kids. Sheila is currently the Education, Outreach and Diversity officer for the Royal Astronomical Society.

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