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2) Universal principles of color: 100 key concepts for understanding, analyzing, and working with color
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"A comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of color, Universal Principles of Color presents 100 core concepts and guidelines that are critical to a successful use of color. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs clear explanations of every topic with visual examples of it applied in theory and in practice. The book is organized alphabetically so that principles can be easily and quickly referenced. For those interested in addressing...
9) Sea slugs
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Reveals information about how and why sea slugs have colorful anatomy, and highlights their behaviors, characteristics, and habitats. Features color photographs, a life cycle chart, anatomical diagram, an activity, a glossary, and a website with links to further information.
11) Parrots
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"In this book, early fluent readers will learn how parrots get their colorful feathers and how their colors help them attract mates, warn off predators and rivals, and camouflage. Color photos and . . . leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about parrots, their habitat, behaviors, and science behind their . . . bright colors. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery"--Provided...
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"In this book, early readers will learn why the sky looks blue. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn about the visible light spectrum and how sunlight reacts with particles in the air to affect the sky's color. A picture diagram shows how light waves scatter when they reach Earth's atmosphere, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about the sky and Earth's...
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"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 encounter markers and artists as they source and process...
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"Sienna looks forward to drawing a picture for her school's spring art show, until she ends up with the last two crayons ... By the time Sienna arrives at the art table in her classroom, all the crayons are gone except dark brown and light brown. Now how can she make a special picture for the art show? Andy teases that all she'll be able to draw is mud and dog poop. Her teacher tries to cheer her up, telling her that lots of wonderful things are brown....
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Jo wants to paint all the wonderful things she loves. With a palette of red, yellow, and blue, Jo knows she can mix any colors together to create new ones. Her imagination takes flight as she explores painting with primary and by mixing her own secondary colors, each picture as beautiful as the last. But through her exploration of the colors of the rainbow, Jo finds that her favorite is a combination of them all: brown.
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Allie the snail sets out on a journey to learn about all kinds of foods and colors including red peppers, orange pumpkins, yellow zucchini, green broccoli, purple onions, pink shallots, white garlic, black olives, and blue figs. Features over seventy-five fruits, vegetables, and other foods.
17) Blanc
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"Early readers will discover objects and animals that are white"--Provided by publisher.
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A class of kindergarten students at a school in Tanzania select different crayons to use when coloring their pictures. Identifies each color and image being colored. Text written in both English and Swahili. Includes a glossary with English and Swahili translations.