Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua

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Blue

a history of the color as deep as the sea and as wide as they sky
  • Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua
Explores the history of the color blue from the use of blue rocks called lapis lazuli by ancient Egyptians to the development of indigo dye in India and Africa and the creation of chemical blue. Highlights the symbolic representation of the color blue. Includes back matter and additional resources.

Blue

a history of the color as deep as the sea and as wide as the sky
  • Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua
2022
This picture book follows one color's journey throughout history--from ancient Afghan painters to 1905, when a chemical blue dye was created--and around the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.
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