Colors!

Book - 2012

Identifies five colors and presents objects representing each color, including orange pumpkins, blue blueberries, yellow bananas, green leaves, and red cherries. On board pages.

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Genres
Picture books
Board books
Published
Washington, DC : National Geographic c2012.
Language
English
Item Description
Cover title.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 16 cm
ISBN
9781426309298
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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-K-The National Geographic Society takes concept books to the next level. In the first title, children are exposed to a variety of items of one color. They are then asked to identify everything of the featured hue on a spread and are given a related bit of trivia. The items are not always easy to find, providing youngsters with a good challenge. The pictures are bright and cheerful. In the second book, children are asked to identify what makes an item different and also how it could be described as the same. For example, the first spread features three markers and a crayon. The crayon could be singled out as the different item, but it is also lined up at the same angle as the markers. Fun facts are also sprinkled throughout, giving additional learning opportunities. Entertaining choices that will stretch young minds.-Kris Hickey, Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Though bright and bold, this exploration of color demonstrates a dreary understanding of tots' abilities. Clearly recognizable photographs, several to a spread, present both objects regularly associated with specific colors (yellow school bus, red ladybug) and those that occur in many hues (crayon, flower). Each color is introduced in a clear spread that features several labeled objects, while the following spread asks the audience to find items of that color in a crowded scene full of like choices. "This is candy for a special after-dinner treat. Can you find everything orange?" The scattering of orange-peel candies and an array of gumdrops and jelly beans in eye-poppingly bright shades makes it difficult to distinguish among the treats. Each of these spreads also presents a factoid in an inset circle that lacks any context for the toddling set. "GUESS WHAT? / It takes 7 to 21 days to make a jellybean." Companion title Same and Different requires a similarly advanced skill set, asking listeners to "spot the difference." These busy arrangements require an older audience and a different format. (Board book. 2-3)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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