Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From
Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrator: Madison Safer
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Abrams BFYR/Abrams
ISBN: 978-1-4197-5706-8
Keywords: colors, natural resources
A comprehensive account of the science and history of humankind's quest to harness, control, and manufacture color, using plants, minerals, and chemistry. Watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil illustrations. Simple experiments. Extensive resources.