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This Is Orange: A Field Trip Through Color

AUTHOR Poliquin, Rachel; Morstad, Julie
PUBLISHER Candlewick Press (MA) (10/21/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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"A tour de force through world history, the natural world, and cultural studies." --School Library Journal (starred review)

Prepare your senses for a delicious shock of orange in all its glory and variety--in a playful color tribute destined to wow art and design enthusiasts of all ages.

Look closely. The color orange is all around you, not only in the natural world--from fruit and foxes to minerals and mushrooms--but in the human-engineered world, too, from works of art to religious ceremonies to astronaut survival suits. Ranging through time and circumnavigating the globe, witty stream-of-consciousness text and jaunty illustrations explore color through surprising social, historical, cultural, and artistic lenses. With more than thirty vivid examples and a gentle introduction to color theory, this eye-opening voyage into the heart of orange is a clever appeal to experience other colors--and the world at large--with an open and expansive mind.

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ISBN-13: 9781536230529
ISBN-10: 1536230529
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Picture Book)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 48
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 10.00 x 0.50 x 11.50 inches
Weight: 1.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: MY
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BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Colors
Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - History
Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 4th Grade
Dewey Decimal: 535.6
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"A tour de force through world history, the natural world, and cultural studies." --School Library Journal (starred review)

Prepare your senses for a delicious shock of orange in all its glory and variety--in a playful color tribute destined to wow art and design enthusiasts of all ages.

Look closely. The color orange is all around you, not only in the natural world--from fruit and foxes to minerals and mushrooms--but in the human-engineered world, too, from works of art to religious ceremonies to astronaut survival suits. Ranging through time and circumnavigating the globe, witty stream-of-consciousness text and jaunty illustrations explore color through surprising social, historical, cultural, and artistic lenses. With more than thirty vivid examples and a gentle introduction to color theory, this eye-opening voyage into the heart of orange is a clever appeal to experience other colors--and the world at large--with an open and expansive mind.

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