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

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In 2014 she won the Inspiring Women in Technology award, and also won the Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement with Planetary Science in 2020.

Starting with the most important thing – light – Sheila Kanani explores what light actually is and how it is perceived by the human eye. Dancing through the colours of the rainbow (and beyond, through black, white, fluorescence, infrared and ultraviolet), each section explains how we see that particular colour and explores nature linked to it, including how some animals can see in the dark. We would like to thank the following organisations for their support of Ada Lovelace Day and women in STEM. Interestingly, too, the primary colours of light that humans can see are red, blue and green – and when you mix green and red light they make yellow! And you'll even be taught by a real astronomer, Dr Sheila Kanani, exactly how to make a rainbow - in space.

The science of how our brains and eyes work together to see different shades is so clearly and concisely explained. Unsurprisingly, in a book about colour, every spread is full of glorious images that celebrate each colour in turn.

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 . Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Beautifully and brightly coloured throughout by illustrator Liz Kay, this irresistible book is a cornucopia of fascinating information. I could not believe how many of my questions were being clearly answered as I read through the book.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Divided into the colours of the rainbow, each section explains how we see that particular colour, and explores nature linked to it. How interesting to learn that ‘Reindeer, birds, bees and fish can see in ultraviolet, and snakes, frogs and insects can see infrared! 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. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

Our mission is to inspire children to feel they can be and do anything, and to create readers for life. After each colour is explored , the book cleverly goes 'beyond the rainbow' to look at the dark and those colours that the human eye cannot see. Mae’r cyflwyniad yn esbonio beth ydy golau a sut y mae’r llygad dynol yn ei weld, yn ogystal â’r lliwiau coch, oren, melyn, gwyrdd, glas, indigo a fioled. Publishing stories for children from 0 -12 Puffin is home to famous authors, illustrators and children's brands including Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Malorie Blackman, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the Snowman and Diary of a Wimpy Kid to name but a few. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

Written by author and astronomer, Dr Sheila Kanani, this fascinating book starts by explaining what colour is and how we see it, before taking us on a journey of big colour questions. Polly Crosby tells ReadingZone about her novel, This Tale is Forbidden (Scholastic), a fractured fairy tale set in a dystopian world.