Living Color

By Jenkins, Steve

Publishers Summary:
"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.

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ISBN
978-0-61870-897-0
Publisher
Houghton


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2007

K-Gr 5 Cleverly organized around seven colors, including purple and pink, this book is jam-packed with visual and written information about scores of animals. Jenkins's signature vivid paper collages, startling in their detail and realism, have a sense of depth that was created by layering...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on September 1, 2007

Animals and colors are two of the usual suspects tackled in concept books for the primary-school-and-under crowd. But Jenkins mixes things up a bit, explaining in a brief introduction that his focus here is on why animals are (or can look or change into) a certain color. Luckily for us, he doesn't concentrate on brown and gray critters. Instead, he picks from a palette of red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and pink. Large, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Jenkins focuses on why animals are the colors they are. Large, bold lettering introduces each hue and a bevy of different animals...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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