Colours takes a broad and fascinating look at the science behind the paints and pigments that bring joy to our world. With particular focus on primary and secondary colours, how colours are made, as well as their history and cultural importance, Colours also includes various activities and thought experiments throughout to capture the imagination of the reader, along with a graduating colour scheme that will tickle the senses.
People have been fascinated by colour since the beginning of time. What is colour? What were the first colours to be used by early humans? Why do some languages not have a word for the colour blue? What is the darkest black in existence? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in The Colossal Book of Colours.
This fully realized colour catalogue includes elegant contemporary illustrations of every animal, plant or mineral cited in Syme's edition of “Werner's nomenclature of colours”
In a story where the text appears in white letters on a black background, as well as in braille, and the illustrations are also raised on a black surface, Thomas describes how he recognizes different colors using various senses.
Color Quest: Colossal is a curated selection of images from all three original Color Quest titles: Color Quest, Color Quest Animals, and Color Quest Cityscapes, plus five brand new images! Colorists, puzzle fans, and challenge seekers, take note: you will love this massive color-by-number book that is unlike anything you've seen before. Grab your colored pens or pencils and start coloring the numbered shapes... and in no time at all, you'll free the images concealed on the page. Your odyssey will take you on a magical journey to find artistic gems that are hiding in plain sight, from the stunning cities of London and Venice to beautiful birds and butterflies.Once colored, use the perforated pages to bring your completed quests to the world. Every image is perfect for decorating, framing, or gift giving. So what are you waiting for? Adventure calls! Breathe life into these pages and uncover intricate works of art. Get ready to discover dozens of amazing images in Color Quest: Colossal.Includes material from these books: Color Quest 9781438008561; Color Quest Animals 9781438010069; Color Quest: Cityscapes 9781438010588
A polish bear in World War II rose to the rank of colonel. Penguins can't taste fish. The ashes of the man who invented the Pringles container are buried in one one. On Neptune it rains diamonds. 'Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words. These are just 0.1% of all the facts in this incredible tome! Written by seven authors and covering subjects as diverse as The Universe, Art and Literature, The Natural World and Movies, The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds is the ultimate trivia book! Why not amaze family and friends with the reasons pandas do handstands, the sinister source of the term 'rule of thumb', or that the patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed... in a fire. Every entry is weird, wonderful, inspiring and quite brilliantly, true!
From the creator of the 1000 Dot-to-Dot series comes Querkles Animals, putting an exciting new twist on the classic colour-by-number images that we loved as children. At first, you see nothing but a baffling tangle of circles, but hidden within each puzzle is a furry face waiting to be revealed! Featuring a menagerie of adorable creatures from chomping chimps to louche giraffes, Querkles Animals provides hours of creative colouring fun for artistic minds of all ages. Choose a dramatic colour scheme to make your Querkle truly unique, discover what's hidden in each puzzle, and create a striking animal portrait that you can easily remove and display.
Go on a Color Quest unlike any other! Unearth hidden gems in this color-by-number book, including a mighty lion camouflaged beneath dots, a peacock prancing amidst hexagons, or a turtle masked by squares. Perforated pages let you pull them out for decorating, framing, or gift giving.
