Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky (The Color Chronicles)
Language: English
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2022
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- Title
- Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky (The Color Chronicles)
- Author
- Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1984894366
- ISBN 13
- 9781984894366
- Illustrator
- Minter, Daniel
- Series
- Book 1 of 1: The Color Chronicles
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • New York Public Library • Chicago Public Library • Kirkus Reviews
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 backs of African slaves. It wasn't until 1905, when Adolf von Baeyer created a chemical blue dye, that blue could be used for anything and everything--most notably that uniform of workers everywhere, blue jeans.
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's riveting text combined with stunning illustrations from Caldecott Honor Artist Daniel Minter, this vibrant and fascinating picture book follows one color's journey through time and across the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.
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About the Author
Daniel Minter is a fine artist and illustrator. His paintings, carvings, block prints and sculptures have been exhibited at galleries and museums both nationally and internationally. He has illustrated numerous books for children, and is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustration Honor and Caldecott Honor. He lives in Portland, Maine with his family.
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