Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua
Summary: "For centuries, blue powders and dyes were some of the most sought-after materials in the world. Ancient Afghan painters ground mass quantities of sapphire rocks to use for their paints, while snails were harvested in Eurasia for the tiny amounts of blue that their bodies would release. And then there was indigo, which was so valuable that American plantations grew it as a cash crop on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 535.6 BREOtt, Jennifer
Summary: This handsome book is about choosing color combinations not necessarily for a specific use. Each spread contains about seven photographs and a color palette, like paint chips. The color palettes provide inspiration and reliable combinations for use in any number of projects: home decor, fashion; wedding celebrations, table settings, cake decorating, garden design -- imagination and circumstance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 OTTSt. Clair, Kassia
Summary: "The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2017
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Ghigna, Charles.
Summary: "Introduces primary and secondary colors through fun, poetic text."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 535.6 GHIMcMillan, Bruce.
Summary: Photographs of green peas, yellow corn, red potatoes, purple beans, and other fruits and vegetables illustrate the many colors of nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books 1988
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE MCMAnderson, Moll
Summary: Our feelings about color are deeply rooted, and the powerful effect of color is most evident in our homes, where it impacts our moods, behaviors, and emotions. Understanding why you love and dislike certain colors is key to exploring your own personal color story, opening you up to embracing the colors that will renew, revamp, and revitalize your home and life. Life stylist and interior...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Post Hill Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 ANDRogers, Adam
Summary: "A lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of Booze"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.14 ROGOtter, Isabel
Summary: Featuring peek-through gatefolds and questions to encourage active reading, this invitation into the world of art and color introduces kids to basic art styles, such as mosaics, portraits, sculptures and landscapes, with the help of adorable animal friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "Susan Stockdale brings to life a patterned parade of animals, showing young readers some of the many reasons spots are found so often in nature. Bouncy, alliterative rhyme and simple phrases keep readers entertained, while back matter provides more in-depth information on each featured animal."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.47 STOStewart, Jude.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BLOOMSBURY 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9114 STEGalvan, Liz Marie
Summary: "Create a cozy corner of the world that you long to come home to. In Cozy White Cottage, Liz Marie Galvan of the Liz Marie Blog shares one hundred of her best home décor tips, budget-friendly tricks, and project how-tos for adding comfort and warmth to every room in your house. Whether you live in a fixer-upper farmhouse, a modern urban flat, or a rented townhouse, Liz will inspire you with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 747 GALMurray, Diana
Summary: "Two children notice all the beautiful colors that surround them on a rainy summer day out in the country"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E MURPimentel, Annette Bay
Summary: "Colors don't come out of nothing. They always start somewhere... With something... With someone. Discover how color is harnessed from nature in this survey of dyes and pigments from around the world. Organized by color-from yellow to purple to red and more-Before Colors marries a lyrical core text with tons of informational material for curious readers. In the narrative text, readers will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 667.26 PIMKalman, Bobbie.
Summary: By introducing young readers to the colors of foods also teaches about healthy eating, as eating fruits and vegetables in as many colors of the rainbow as possible every day helps people get all the important vitamins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 612.3 KALCasey, Todd M.
Summary: "From Todd M. Casey, acclaimed artist and expert teacher, The Oil Painter's Color Handbook: A Contemporary Guide to color Mixing, Pigments, Palettes, and Harmony provides everything the oil painter needs to understand all aspects of color and empowers the reader to paint with confidence. As Casey notes, every artist and artist-in-training must learn how to "master the main concepts of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Monacelli Studio 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 751.45 CASAcevedo, Desirée
Summary: "Vega and her friend Alex wonder why the pencil in the box is called 'skin color' when it doesn't match either of them. This question leads them on a beautiful journey of exploring the diverse array of skin colors they see in the world. Together, they discover how to bring all of them into their art."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cuento de Luz SL 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACESummary: "My First Brain Quest: Colors introduces children to ten basic colors through lively illustrations and a catchy, rhyming text. Each scene features engaging images and focused questions that help the youngest learners count, name objects, and talk about what they see. Smart, colorful, grounded in educational principles, and reviewed by a panel of early learning experts, this board book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2022
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE BOARD 535.6Blake, Wendon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 1981
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 752 BLABullard, Lisa.
Summary: Text and photographs describe common foods that are the color orange. Includes a recipe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Bullard 2006Butler, Nathalie
Summary: Ruby Red's dog's name is Blue because blue is her favorite color. He's a fluffy white dog who loves to play with his yellow ball. In this book, bright colors and exciting illustrations encourage readers and listeners to make picture/text correlations. Easy to grasp language makes this book ideal for emerging readers and young listeners.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BUTKeating, Jess
Summary: "An informative introduction to the weirdest, wildest, pinkest creatures in the animal kingdom"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591 KEALevine, Sara
Summary: This new book from Sara Levine features a cantankerous talking cactus as a narrator, revealing to readers the significance of different colors of flowers in terms of which pollinators (bees, bats, birds, etc.) different colors "talk" to. A fun nonfiction presentation of science info that may be new to many kids--and adults!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEVShores, Erika L.
Summary: "Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present leaves in fall"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SHOThompson, Jo
Summary: "The Gardner's Palette, published in partnership with [RHS], shares an entirely new way for home gardeners to confidently incorporate colour at home. Award-winning garden designer Jo Thompson curates 100 evocative and fresh palettes, pairs them with beautiful images of professionally designed gardens, and breaks them down with charts showing the exact pants used. She also provides full growing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press Inc., in association with the Royal Horticultural Society 2022