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Blue : a history of the color as deep as the sea and as wide as the sky / by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond ; illustrated by Daniel Minter.
Where did the color blue come from - and how did it evolve to be the color we know today? For centuries, blue powders and dyes were some of the most sought-after substances in history. Expensive to make and hard to find, they were believed by many to hold supernatural powers. Artists used paints made with ground lapis lazuli rocks from Afghanistan to re-create sky and sea, while merchants captured sea snails for the blue drops their bodies released to dye royal fabrics. Indigo blue dominated economies from India to Nigeria, with American planatations growing it as a cash crop on the backs of enslaved Africans. It wasn't until the invention of a chemical blue dye that blue could be used for anything and everything, as accessible as a pair of jeans. From Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and Caldecott Honor artist Daniel Minter comes a fascinating picture book tracing one color's journey across the world and through time. -- Provided by bookflap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984894366
- ISBN: 1984894366
- ISBN: 9781984894373
- ISBN: 1984894374
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | AD1060L Lexile 006-008. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Blue > Juvenile fiction. Pigments > Juvenile fiction. Color > Juvenile fiction. Dyes and dyeing > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Picture books. Informational works. Creative nonfiction. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 26 of 26 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 26 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Abington Community Library | JUV 535.6 BREW (Text) | 50687011770214 | Juv Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | J535.6 BRE (Text) | 37268003146354 | AHMFL Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Altoona Area Public Library | J 535.6 BRE (Text) | 33240004962414 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Boyertown Community Library | J 535.6 BRE (Text) | 33249024833422 | Children's Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | E Bre (Text) | 85131001884205 | CACM Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
| Degenstein Community Library | JNF 535.6 BREW-HAMMOND (Text)
Memorial:
In memory of CAMERON R. SHAFFER by Americus Hose Company
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35031301259630 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Everett Free Library | E BRE (Text) | 15537000141276 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| Exeter Community Library | J 535.6 BRE (Text) | 33249025331400 | Children's Non-fiction | Available | - |
| FD Campbell Memorial Library | J 535.6 BRE (Text)
Donation: Hal Berenson and Laura Ackerman and The Pilcrow Foundation [ alm @ FDC ]
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32002000389922 | FDCM Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Green Free Library (Wellsboro) | J 535.6 BRE (Text) | 92526152 | GFWM Robinson Room | Available | - |
