Book
The colors of us / Karen Katz.
Seven-year-old Lena and her mother observe the variations in the color of their friends' skin, viewed in terms of food and things found in nature.
Record details
- ISBN: 0805071636
- Physical Description: unpaged : col. ill.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt, c1999.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | GRO JP Katz | 31681002660413 | PICTUREPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Seven-year-old Lena and her mother observe the variations in the color of their friends' skin, viewed in terms of foods and things found in nature. Reprint. 17,500 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Seven-year-old Lena and her mother observe the variations in the color of their friends' skin, viewed in terms of foods and things found in nature. - McMillan Palgrave
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.
