Discusses primary and secondary colors and how to use them to get different shades, identifying such terms as earth color, pastel, and tint.

Illustrations of various objects in different colors are accompanied by the appropriate descriptive words in English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

"Red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink -- animals can be amazingly colorful. Why are they found in so many hues? How do their brilliant feathers, scales, shells, and skin help them survive? Find out ... how animals use color to warn predators, signal friends, attract a mate, or hide from their enemies"--Front dust jacket flap.

"An informative introduction to the weirdest, wildest, pinkest creatures in the animal kingdom"--

"Nature is full of browns and grays. But some animals feature pinks, blues, and greens. Brilliant photos accompany lyrical nonfiction text to explore animals' hidden colors."--

Blue is a shy color; it can be cold or warm, or sad or cheerful; and bright blue always fights with red but dark blue and green are friendly colors.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces red animals to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--