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Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua Pimentel, Annette Bay

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Blue : a history of the color as deep as the sea and as wide as the sky

Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua

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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

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 535.6 BRE

Before colors : where pigments and dyes come from

Pimentel, Annette Bay

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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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 667.26 PIM

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