Colors

By Ken Nordine and Cleo Qian

Book Overview

Colors sings of the beautiful burgeoning of burgundy, the sorrow of olive, the story of the green that is green with envy. Colors divulges the silliness of orange, the pomp of purple, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152015841
• ISBN13: 9780152015848
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 7.8"
• Age Range: All ages
• Grade Range: All grades

Customer Reviews

This should be made as a book and cd package

This is the book that was made from a radio ad campaign for paint, the client company seems to lie in obscurity. The radio ads were recently re-released on CD on Asphodel records and they are as relevant today as the 1950's. One without the other is only half the picture. I would love to see a blending of these in a multi media presentation. This is a great example of "beat" poetry.

Dazzling & delightful!

I had no idea until last week that there was a book to accompany Ken Nordine's classic album "Colors!" Of course I ordered a copy immediately ... and I'm not disappointed in the least. As the previous reviewer says, the illustrations are a refreshing change from the trite, predictable work found in too many children's books. They match the words for imagination & dizzy, free-wheeling fun! I wouldn't hesitate to give both this book & the "Colors" CD to a child, but I'm just as happy to own both as an adult. And I'd love to see more children's books from this team! Highly recommended!

fabulous

i totally disagree with the first review. the illustrations are absolutley fabulous and key to the aesthetic of book and the writing. they are such a refreshing change from the tired, typical watercolors so often seen as the medium of choice in illustrating children's books. the illustrations fall into a category of art on their own. as an art student graduate and a teacher of young children, i can safely say that this book is a great visual for adults and children alike. i think ken nordine chose this illustrator for a reason, and im sure glad he did. it sure beats stale images of watercolored seascapes and pastel sunsets!

nice surprise

My 7 yr. old daughter picked up this book in our local store and INSISTED I buy it, which is something she rarely does. I did buy it, and when I read it to her (it has rather sophisticated vocabulary for young readers) I loved it too. It's an interesting, graphic format, kind of "postmodern" and fun!