Review: Colours of the World

Colours of the World is a stunning hardback book introducing the awe and wonder of the natural world’s blue, green and red habitats, and the animals that live there, through fascinating facts and incredible illustrations, making it a gorgeous gift for children of all ages.

This wonderful book is separated into three main sections focussing on three colours:  Our Blue Planet, Our Green Planet and Our Red Planet with a wealth of engaging information included in each main section, each detailed in the Contents page.

Our Blue Planet focusses on oceans, rivers, lakes and clouds.  The opening page shares an image of our watery world and the fact that about 71% of the Earth is covered in water.  It then shares information about the water cycle, the oceans, rivers and seas including the different habitats and creatures who live in these places.

Our Green Planet focusses on forests and trees and how they support life on earth.  There is information on the different types of forest and where they can be found, parts of a tree, how trees make food, and the creatures found in a range of forests from boreal forests to rainforests to temperate forests.

Our Red Planet shares information about deserts and volcanoes.  There is information on the different types of desert, how animals and plants that live there are adapted to this habitat, what happens when it rains there (absolutely fascinating!).  This section also focusses on volcanoes including how they are formed, the different types of volcano, the animals that survive in these surroundings and underwater volcanoes and geysers. 

Each section also has some fascinating information about how people have adapted their homes to live in each of these environments from building floating homes to treehouses to building a house into a cave to keep cool.

The book closes with information on what people can do to slow down global warming and cut down on pollution including the use of renewable energy and recycling.

The information is presented in a really engaging and easy-to-follow format making use of panels, headings and sub-headings, labelled diagrams and clear explanations of processes such as the water cycle, photosynthesis and volcano formation.  I really enjoyed the mixture of information on natural processes, a range of environments, how plants and animals are adapted to live in these environments and how people adapt their homes to live there – something to appeal to a wide range of readers. 

The illustrations throughout are absolutely stunning using diagrams, maps and gorgeous illustrations of the habitats and creatures who make their home in these environments to complement the text perfectly.  These features combined make this a wonderfully accessible book for children of all ages whether reading independently or as a shared read at home or in the classroom.

A stunning, colourful delight brimming with fascinating facts that is guaranteed to have children immersed in its wonders for hours of fun – and learning! 

Thank you to Little Tiger for sending me a copy in exchange for my honest opinion.