Art meets science in this guide to creating color with earth's extraordinary pigments and exploring their fascinating uses today and throughout history. Part anthropological study, part art book, and part how-to, Book of Earth immerses you in the world of ochre, a naturally occurring mineral used to make pigment. Each chapter delves into author Heidi Gustafson's rare pigment archive and provides a thorough exploration of natural color, while challenging...

"All of Sunset's most popular books on garden color have been included: Annuals and perennials, Bulbs, Roses, Container gardening, and Garden designs. Together for the first time, this collection is sure to help you bring visual delights to every bed and border"--Cover, p. [4].

Photographs of the exotic animals and plants present a wide array of colors.

During the course of a walk, a young boy identifies animals of different colors.

As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new white shoes as they change from red to blue to brown to wet.

Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.

Panda, Zebra, and Penguin invite the reader to tour a factory where messes, color, and surprises are forbidden but an accident occurs and the reader must help clean it up.

Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. Who could be a gentler and friendlier teacher than Elmer? This is a simple and sweet way for the youngest readers to choose their favorite colors.

The names of colors are woven into unrhymed poems that celebrate the seasons.