Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.

"Red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink -- animals can be amazingly colorful. Why are they found in so many hues? How do their brilliant feathers, scales, shells, and skin help them survive? Find out ... how animals use color to warn predators, signal friends, attract a mate, or hide from their enemies"--Front dust jacket flap.

"Imagine a world in which words have colors and sounds have taste. Vladimir Nabokov described this neurological phenomenon in his autobiography. It helped inspire David Hockney's sets for the Metropolitan Opera. Arthur Rimbaud wrote a sonnet about it. Richard Feynman experienced it while formulating the quantum theory that won him a Nobel Prize." "Sometimes described as a blending of perceptions, synesthesia occurs when one of the five senses is aroused,...

When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.

"An introduction to the science behind the worldwide phenomenon known as Crayola Crayons as well as the concepts of color theory and how color plays an important role our everyday lives."--

Text and photographs describe common things that are brown, including grocery bags, footballs, and teddy bears.

When her pets turn pink, a young girl has a hard time finding them in her pink bedroom.

Learn the answers to such questions as what makes a rainbow, why is the sky blue, or how does light bend.