Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: A Colourful Compendium of Space and Science

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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 . This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees.

Liz has provided illustrations for Time Out, Radio Times, Walker Books, Pearson Education, Conde Naste, Oxford University Press, Quality Chartered Institute and Lonely Planet amongst others. It continues beyond the rainbow too with infrared and ultraviolet light, luminesce and fluorescence, those parts of the spectrum that are invisible to the human eye. Whilst this book is considered ideal for students aged 8-10 years, it is a treasure trove for much older readers too. This is followed by more information on other aspects linked to the colour such as why the seas are blue or why leaves turn orange in Autumn. Candy Gourlay introduces Wild Song, her companion novel to Bone Talk, in which Luki and Samkad leave their home in the Philippines for America.Dr Sheila Kanani MBE is a British astronomer and is the Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer at the Royal Astronomical Society and is dedicated to improving the representation of girls and women in physics. Puffin is an imprint of Penguin Random House, the world’s number-one publisher representing a vibrant community of publishing houses marked by unparalleled success. This review was written by Heather Hann Heather is currently the Head of School Improvement for a large MAT in Suffolk. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. The content and ambition of the show remains the same: to give every pupil the opportunity to engage with authors and illustrators in their own classroom using the power of the internet.

Polly Crosby tells ReadingZone about her novel, This Tale is Forbidden (Scholastic), a fractured fairy tale set in a dystopian world. is a highly accessible, informative, and beautifully presented compendium, with illustrations by Liz Kay throughout. You'll find out how some animals are able to glow in the dark and how others change their colours to hide from predators. We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, traditions and living cultures; and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.Discover the answers to these questions – and many more – in this incredible collection of scientific facts about colour, by real life Astronomer Dr Sheila Kanani! The inclusion of a detailed glossary in the final chapter is helpful for those readers needing clarification of terms used.

Unsurprisingly, in a book about colour, every spread is full of glorious images that celebrate each colour in turn. Sheila became interested in space and astronomy at the age of 13 and her passion sky-rocketed from there. Mae yna adrannau ar ddu a gwyn, fflworoleuedd, is-goch ac uwchfioled, ac esboniad o sut y mae rhai anifeiliaid yn gallu gweld yn y tywyllwch. One final fascinating fact for you from a book that is overflowing with them: overripe bananas glow indigo under ultraviolet light so maybe you should get one to check the state of your bananas? Ada Lovelace Day is dependent on the generosity of its partners, volunteers and supporters for survival.

Book Links aims to develop generations of literate children and young people who appreciate all forms of story and how story is created. Sometimes non-fiction is also a fantastic way to tempt a reluctant reader into sitting down with a book. Dr Sheila Kanani is a space cadet, with her head high up in the clouds, even though her feet are firmly on planet Earth.