Fun read and informative
This is a great little book. I enjoyed my first read of it and will probably read it again. The small size and beautiful colors make it a great book to bring along with you on a plane ride or some other excursion where you need something to read.
A Brief History of Color
We take colors for granted in our modern society even though they have a fascinating history. In this tiny book pictures illustrate each point making it an enjoyable and informative journey. This book discusses everything from cave paintings to artificial colors used in plastic. There are strange facts like how almost all shades of colors could be produced from plants except green. After reading this book you may also want to check labels of red foods as they could be colored with cochineal, an insect that lives on cactus plants. I've seen this coloring used in bottled fruit drinks. So while this book is really tiny it does contain lots of pictures and some interesting information like how Egyptians invented ink and glass. If you enjoy this book, you might also want to look for: Color: A Natural History of the Palette
~The Rebecca Review
When colors are boring
I was so looking forward to receiving this book that when it arrived I immediately started to read. What a disappointment. It was full of fairly useless information and not at all entertaining or a joy to read which I'd expected it to be. I've given it a rating of 2 but had to think long and hard to even go that high.
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