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    The Colossal Book of Colours

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    By Admin on February 4, 2020 Information Books, Reviews, Younger Readers

    Lorna Hendry, The Colossal Book of Colour, Wild Dog Books, February 2020, 64 pp., RRP $27.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781742035727  

    The author has already appeared on CBCA Award lists, and surely this one will also qualify. It is fine example of how to explain the intricacies of the science of colour in simple language with excellent illustrations. How does a brain interpret what it sees? What is light? What is a photoreceptor? Purple, White and Black, Red and Yellow, Orange and Green… all are examined. What your dog can see and what a bee sees that you can’t. It is all here. And did you know what is the best car colour, what percentage of the population has blue eyes, or why taxis are yellow? It is written with flair, beautifully illustrated and captures the imagination immediately upon opening. Truly colossal!  

    Reviewed by Stella Lees  

    colours Science The Arts Visual Art

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