This Is Orange: A Field Trip Through Color - Hardcover

by Rachel Poliquin (Author), Julie Morstad (Illustrator)

"A tour de force through world history, the natural world, and cultural studies." --School Library Journal (starred review)

Prepare your senses for a delicious shock of orange in all its glory and variety--in a playful color tribute destined to wow art and design enthusiasts of all ages.

Look closely. The color orange is all around you, not only in the natural world--from fruit and foxes to minerals and mushrooms--but in the human-engineered world, too, from works of art to religious ceremonies to astronaut survival suits. Ranging through time and circumnavigating the globe, witty stream-of-consciousness text and jaunty illustrations explore color through surprising social, historical, cultural, and artistic lenses. With more than thirty vivid examples and a gentle introduction to color theory, this eye-opening voyage into the heart of orange is a clever appeal to experience other colors--and the world at large--with an open and expansive mind.

Author Biography

Rachel Poliquin is an award-winning writer well known for her visionary approach to nonfiction. Among her books are I Am Wind, illustrated by Rachel Wada, and The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, illustrated by Clayton Hanmer. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Julie Morstad is the illustrator of numerous acclaimed books for young readers, including House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg, When Green Becomes Tomatoes by Julie Fogliano, and Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder. She has been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award three times. Julie Morstad lives in Vancouver.