A large, spotted animal discovers he really belongs in a circus, not a zoo.

Is color a phenomenon of science or a thing of art? Over the years, color has dazzled, enhanced, and clarified the world we see, embraced through the experimental palettes of painting, the advent of the color photograph, Technicolor pictures, color printing, on and on, a vivid and vibrant celebrated continuum. These turns to represent reality in "living color" echo our evolutionary reliance on and indeed privileging of color as a complex and vital...

El señor Amarillo vive en un mundo amarillo. Otro tanto les suced a los señores Azul, Púrpura, Pardo, Negro y Verde, habitantes de mundos de un solo color. Un dia, el señor Verde los convoca para mostrarles un misterioso decubrimiento. Misters Yellow, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black and Green all live in world of a single color. One day Mr. Green gathers them all together to show them a mysterious discovery.

"A red fire truck races, orange pumpkins glow, and purple flowers bloom in vivid pictures of familiar things that inspire children to look more carefully at their environment"-- www.holidayhouse.com

"A kaleidoscopic exploration that traverses history, literature, art, and science to reveal humans' unique and vibrant relationship with color. We have an extraordinary connection to color-we give it meanings, associations, and properties that last millennia and span cultures, continents, and languages. In The World According to Color, James Fox takes seven main colors-black, red, yellow, blue, white, purple, and green-and uncovers behind each a root...

Bright balloon animals introduce the colors of the rainbow.

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.