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In rhyming text, Dump Truck and Cement Mixer have a colorful day at the construction site underneath a bright blue sky, pouring loads of gray concrete and moving brown loads of rocks up to the white moon night.

"What does happiness taste like to you? To some people, happiness tastes like cotton candy. What do you think excitement takes like? Wild watermelon? Atomic tangerine? Would a joyful day taste like banana mania to you or granny smith apple? Learn how to express your feeling through colors"--Page [4] of cover.

Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.

While taking a walk with Mouse, Bear meets many other friends and sees colors everywhere.

Daisy is a very special cow. Like a chameleon, she can take on the colors of the things around her, which makes her extremely good at playing hide and seek. Will her friend Jake be able to find her? Will you?

"Get to know a whole new herd of zoo babies in this darling picture book about colors and patterns from the creators of ZooBorns.com. Calling all animal enthusiasts! It's time to learn about colors and patterns with a crew of irresistible zoo babies. Featuring adorable animal photos, a zippy text, and a fact-filled glossary, this just might be the cutest concept book ever to hit the shelves!"--

"In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue and Black presents a fascinating and revealing history of the color green in European societies from prehistoric times to today. Examining the evolving place of green in art, clothes, literature, religion, science, and everyday life, Michel Pastoureau traces how culture has profoundly changed the perception and meaning of the color over millennia--and how we misread cultural,...

Teach children basic Spanish words they can use every day. Krisse, Julie, Brock, and friends will teach kids proper pronunciation and essential building blocks for future language acquisition. In this edition, kids learn the different shapes and colors.

A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages. Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. In this fascinating history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearance in prehistoric art to its international...

"The pet store is a perfect place to exercise math concepts. Readers will be delighted as this fun volume introduces them to parrots, kittens, puppies, and other animals while reviewing important standards of the math curriculum, such as size comparison, sorting, and numbers and counting. The high-interest topic, and the vivid accompanying photographs, is an accessible and enjoyable introduction or review of elementary math skills"--Provided by the...