The Color of Nature: An Exploratorium Book (Paperback)

by Pat Murphy (Author), Paul Doherty (Author), William Neill (Photographer) "California poppies and goldfield brighten rocky slopes..." (more)
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Amazon.com Review
If we would only stop and smell the roses once in a blue moon, we'd discover some amazing things on this planet. Why are wildflowers so brightly colored? To attract the attention of honeybees, of course. Why are flamingos pink? Because of the pigments in the crustaceans they eat. Perhaps only a physics professor would know that you can tell the age of a desert by the color of its sand--perhaps only a physics professor would care--but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to appreciate the photographic skills Neill employs in illustrating the authors' concepts.

Product Description
Why is the sky blue and the grass green? What are the colorful secrets of the enigmatic aurora borealis or the ethereal shimmer of a soap bubble? From San Francisco's Exploratorium, the acclaimed hands-on museum behind the best-selling Explorabook, comes The Color of Nature, which delves into these and other intriguing questions. Extraordinary photographs and an engaging text illustrate the fascinating phenomena behind the myriad colors that make up our world -- from moon bows to mandrills, chameleons to hydrangeas. This remarkable volume will fire the imagination of anyone with a passion for nature, science, or photography.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811813576
• ISBN-13: 978-0811813570
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #808,252 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Kids and Adults Alike!, February 4, 1997

By A Customer

Paul Dogerty makes learning the "whys" and "hows" of colors fun. He presents the scientific principles of how we see what we see in an easy-to-grasp manner that is both interesting and comprehensible. In addition, the photographs that accompany the text, which alone are worth the price of the book, serve to admirably highlight the processes Dogerty seeks verbally to illustrate. Together, art and words combine to emphasize the wonder and beauty of the world in which we live

4 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, December 13, 1998

By A Customer

"The Color of Nature" is a very good book. The photography is wonderful, and there is nice text to go along with it.