color

Rhyming text and pictures demonstrate the camouflage provided by nature for various toads and frogs-some of whose coloring changes completely to match their background.

Discusses why leaves change color with the changing of the seasons.

Provides answers to such questions about trees as "How do trees grow?", "How do trees change with the season?", and "How do leaves make food for the tree?".

Examines the nature and function of flower colors and explains their role in attracting animal pollinators to help the plants reproduce.

Looks at a wide range of colorful animals, describing how their feathers, scales, shells, and skin help them survive, warn predators, signal friends, attract a mate, or hide from their enemies.

Photographs of green peas, yellow corn, red potatoes, purple beans, and other fruits and vegetables illustrate the many colors of nature.

Examines the characteristics of different types of leaves and explains how and why they change colors in the autumn.