As well, a glossary index is located at the end of the book. The text is liberally interspersed with black and white sketches. Twelve glossy plates, some in full colour, show hair colours, colour blindness exercises, the complementary colour wheel, and metric conversion charts. Although American in origin the material presented is relevant. For example, suggestions throughout help students to prepare for the State Board Exams.
Similar exams exist at the post-secondary level for Saskatchewan students.
The teacher's manual, a compact 191 pages, includes teaching suggestions, checklists, point-form overviews of every chapter, and testing and evaluating guidelines. As well, instructions are provided for ear piercing with black and white photographs illustrating the technique.