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

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The Book Fairies are jumping into British Science Week by sharing copies of Can You Get Rainbows In Space? Colourful fonts, quirky captions and short, nicely divided paragraphs make the book lively and engaging to read and dip in and out of repeatedly.

Each subsequent chapter concentrates on a particular colour so you can easily pick whatever colour sparks your fancy.One final fascinating fact for you from a book that is overflowing with them: overripe bananas glow indigo under ultraviolet light so maybe you should get one to check the state of your bananas?

It was moving to see the author and illustrator are sure to include the importance of rainbows as symbols in our current lives. Book Links aims to develop generations of literate children and young people who appreciate all forms of story and how story is created. 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 . Puffin is an imprint of Penguin Random House, the world’s number-one publisher representing a vibrant community of publishing houses marked by unparalleled success.If you were registered for the newsletter, you will now receive the Puffin Schools newsletter, which is filled with all the latest information about accompanying resources and upcoming shows. Dr Sheila Kanani MBE is a British astronomer and is the Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer at the Royal Astronomical Society and is dedicated to improving the representation of girls and women in physics. The book is arranged in chapters in the enticing colours of the rainbow starting with red through to indigo and violet and even beyond. Featuring chapters about space colonies, time travel, super-intelligent machines, invisibility, superhumans, nanotechnology, cloning, nuclear fusion and much more, this brilliant book is seriously inspiring – and a great source for parents and teachers of curious kids. A feast for the eyes as well as the mind, I would highly recommend this engaging text for bookshelves in every school library.