Perkin's perfect purple : how a boy created color with chemistry / by Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn ; illustrated by Francesca Sanna.
| Author/creator |
Brown, Tami Lewis author. |
| Other author/creator | Dunn, Debbie Loren, author. |
| Other author/creator | Sanna, Francesca, illustrator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Los Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, 2020. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2020 |
| Description | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | Many years ago, the color purple was available only to a privileged few because the process was very complicated and expensive. Then in 1856, a boy named William Henry Perkin was testing a hypothesis about a cure for malaria and found that his experiment resulted in something else--something vivid and rare for the times: synthetic purple. Perkin, a pioneer of the modern scientific method, made numerous advances possible, including canned food and chemotherapy. But it was his creation of purple that started it all. This book is a joyous celebration of Perkin's impactful purple.-- adapted from publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page [48]). |
| Interest age level | Ages 6-12 |
| Interest grade level | Grades 1-5 |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| LCCN | 2019945904 |
| ISBN | 9781368032841 (reinforced binding) |
| ISBN | 1368032842 (reinforced binding) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B P4199B | ✔ Available | Place Hold |