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Loading... My Indigo World: A True Story of the Color Blueby Rosa Chang
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This interesting book is part, biography, and part history of indigo. The author goes into how indigo is made, how green leaves become blue pigment, and how indigo has been used throughout the world. While this is not a book, I want to read every night for story time it is a very interesting book that will teach children something about where the colors of the world come from. ( ) I can think of many children's books focused on the color blue -- many of them talking about calming feelings or the ocean. This book adds to the collection of books focused on the color blue, but from a very different angle -- STEM (nature/natural world), art, community, and culture. My Indigo World focuses on the author, a Korean American, who receives indigo plant seeds as a kid and discovers the magic of the plant. She learns how to grow indigo seeds, then harvest the leaves, and finally uses them to dye clothes and repeat the cycle. She talks about how indigo has brought her community together and how they farm together. I learned a lot from this book about a plant I never thought much about. I now want to look up indigo seeds and see if I should grow a few plants next spring to discover the magic of indigo. This book would make a fun addition to an elementary or even upper grades classroom library to talk about art and nature, business and nature, or other related topics. no reviews | add a review
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"With lavish mixed-media art including watercolor painting and hand-dyed textiles, debut author-illustrator Rosa Chang pays tribute to the science and art of growing the indigo plant and making indigo dye. Woven throughout is a poetic tribute to the colorblue, Chang's favorite since her girlhood in Korea, and an appreciation of the indigo plant as a valued source of blue dye in cultures around the world. Informative back matter tells more about the science behind indigo dye production, with an "indigo map" of the shades of blue produced by indigo around the world, and simple instructions for growing your own indigo plants and making homemade blue dye"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)667.26Technology Chemical Technology Bleaching; Dyeing; Inks; Paints DyesLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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