A Book About Color: A Clear and Simple Guide for Young Artists

By Mark Gonyea

Beginning with the six houses on Color Street--red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple--and concluding with the introduction of the color wheel, in this follow-up to A Book About Design Mark Gonyea explains how artists visualize and choose colors. A Book about Color uses simple building blocks of color, shape, and design to introduce young artists to the world of color theory. A Book About Color is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080509055X
• ISBN13: 9780805090550
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.2" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Awesome book for aspiring artists!

My 5 year old son loves the fun and fanciful illustrations so much in this book he doesn't even realize he's learning all about colors!!! I love it! This book is such a fresh approach to teaching about color it's a must have for every aspiring artist, young or young at heart!!!

Love it!

I got this book for my 8yr old son and he loved it! The first day he wouldn't put it down! He loves to draw and wants to be artist and this book seemed to really inspire him. I highly recommend this book!