From flower petals to a toucan's bill, this brightly illustrated picture book introduces beginning readers to the many shapes and colors seen in the animals and plants of the rain forest.

Why do flower petals so often grow in a circle? Why are toucans' beaks so brilliantly colored? With a simple text and bright, jewel-like illustrations, Susan Stockdale explores the myriad ways in which patterns and colors are helpful to living things. They provide camouflage, of course, but that's only the beginning.... A pinwheel of flower petals draws bees to a flower's center where they can collect sweet nectar and drop off pollen. And a toucan waves its colorful beak like a flag to attract a mate. Clever and eye-opening, Nature's Paintbrush will encourage youngsters to examine, think about, and enjoy the colorful world around them.

Simple text and bright pictures explain the many uses of colors and patterns in the natural world

General

ISBN		9780689810817
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Fiction
Publisher		Simon & Schuster
Pages		32
List Price		$16.95
Author		Stockdale, Susan
Publication Date		06/01/1999
Release Status		Out of Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 8.25 Inches (US) Width: 10.5 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.5 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 0.75 Pounds (US)
Grade Range		1 - 2