This study on the importance of colour is part of the "Let's look at" series and which designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them. It explains how colour affects our lives, starting with a simple description of the way colour comes from light. There is a section on how colours can be mixed to create new ones, and how different shades of colour can be achieved. The relationship between colours and the feelings it can create and the uses they can be put to is covered. In the natural world, the changing colours of plants, birds and animals are considered as well as the clever effects of camouflage, used by both people and animals. Other human uses of colour are suggested, such as the colours used for clothes and their significance and the uses of colours for giving messages. The author ends with an explanation and simple test for colour blindness. The text is complemented by a glossary, a reading list and an index.
- ISBN10 1852102160
- ISBN13 9781852102166
- Publish Date 29 February 1988
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Hodder Wayland
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English