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Can You Get Rainbows in Space?

A Colourful Compendium of Space and Science
By Dr Sheila Kanani
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Can You Get Rainbows in Space? answers the colourful questions that we've all had, including "why is the sky blue?" and "why are carrots orange?" in this beautifully illustrated compendium of space and science. Why is blood red? Why are carrots orange? Who invented the lightbulb?... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Can You Get Rainbows in Space?

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Can You Get Rainbows in Space? answers the colourful questions that we've all had, including "why is the sky blue?" and "why are carrots orange?" in this beautifully illustrated compendium of space and science.

Why is blood red? Why are carrots orange? Who invented the lightbulb? Why is the world "going green"? Is the sky really blue? And what is ultraviolet light?

You'll discover the answers to these questions - and many more - in this incredible collection of scientific facts about colour. We'll talk about light (the most important thing) and waves (not the kind you see at the beach - though you will learn why the sea looks blue!). You'll find out how some animals are able to glow in the dark and how others change their colours to hide from predators.

Keep reading to discover why leaves change colour in the autumn, why your veins look blue but your blood is red, and how the language we use shapes the colours we see...

And you'll even be taught by a real astronomer, Dr Sheila Kanani, exactly how to make a rainbow - in space.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241519738

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 February 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 194.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 128

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dr Sheila Kanani Penguin Books

About the Author

Dr Sheila Kanani MBE is a planetary scientist, EDI consultant, space educator and author, with a background in astrophysics and astronomy research from UK universities. She regularly acts as a science ambassador, visiting schools and speaking at events, and is an advocate for diversity in physics and astronomy. Sheila runs her company Her Place For Space from home, and enjoys walking on her local beach with her family of boys, playing sports, gazing at the stars, reading and eating (preferably reading whilst eating!). Her favourite planet is Saturn.

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