A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist's perspective. Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades. Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people. Karen Katz created The Colors of Us for her daughter, Lena, whom she and her husband adopted from Guatemala six years ago.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
0805058648
ISBN-13
9780805058642
eBay Product ID (ePID)
619167
Product Key Features
Book Title
Colors of Us
Author
Karen Katz
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
General, People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.2in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
8.3in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pz7.K15745co 1999
Grade from
Preschool
Grade to
Third Grade
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
"Bold illustrations celebrate diversity with a child's open-hearted sensibility and a mother's love." -- Kirkus Reviews