Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Random House
Pages
32
Description
Reveals how some colors are made from blending others and depicts objects in each color.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
0394839579 / 9780394839578
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LibraryThing member maerchen
This was and is one of my favorite "colors" books, for many reasons: the engaging narrator (a flashy parrot, with a mouse sidekick), the charming illustrations, and the fact that it not only introduces colors but also demonstrates how mixing pigments creates new ones--not just the standard roygbiv
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of most "colors" books, but also more unusual hues like tan and lavender. Show Less
LibraryThing member Book_Shelter
My oldest daughter now 20 years old, loved this book so much, it is now in tatters.(I wouldn't dream of parting with it.) The pictures are beautiful, with bright colors. It has very little reading on each page, so as not to lose anyones attention. A great way to learn colors. It also has unusual
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colors for example, olive. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Just a little Random House Pictureback," the kind of small pb you can buy at a supermarket, but well done and cute nonetheless. Kids can use it as an early reader, picking out more words and more different colors when they're a little older. I do wish there were slightly more shades of each -
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that is to say, each blue is the same primary blue, some a little paler, but none are remotely turquoise or periwinkle. But maybe that would be too risky, too overcomplicated, for the intended audience." Show Less
Call number
J2C.009