White Everywhere (Lightning Bolt Books: Colors Everywhere)

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Kristin Sterling

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Lerner Publications Company Minneapolis

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Copyright

© 2010 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Lerner Publications Company A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A. Website address: www.lernerbooks.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sterling, Kristin. White everywhere / by Kristin Sterling. p. cm. — (Lightning bolt booksTM—Colors everywhere) Includes index. ISBN 978-0-7613-4592-3 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)  1. White—Juvenile literature. 2. Colors—Juvenile literature. I. Title. QC495.5.S748 2010 535.6—dc22 2009017952 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 — BP — 12/15/09

eISBN: 978-0-7613-5950-0

Contents The Color White

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A Passion for Paint

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The Meaning of White Whitney Loves White How We See C0lor

Color Blindness

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The Color White Do you like clean, simple colors? Many people like the color white.

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This mother and daughter are wrapped in a fuzzy white blanket.

White things can be found in nature. Let’s see if

we can find a few! Tulips come in many colors, including white.

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You can find white eggs on a farm. Baby chicks hatch from them.

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White clouds float through the bright blue sky.

What shapes do you see? 7

Cauliflower is a white vegetable. You can eat it for dinner.

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You can grow white flowers in a garden.

These flowers are called lilies.

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White doves are released at some weddings.

They are symbols of love, faith, and peace.

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You can play in newly fallen snow. It covers the ground like a white blanket. Fluffy white snow makes a soft cushion for playing outside or skiing.

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People also make things that are white. You can doodle on white paper.

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Teachers write on white dry- erase boards in classrooms.

Does your classroom or school have dry-erase boards?

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A Passion for Paint Do you like to paint? Artists use white paint to make many colors.

You can try it too!

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Blend white paint with other colors. You will make lighter shades of those colors.

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A dollop of white in purple paint will create a soft lilac color. White mixed with blue makes sky blue.

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White combined with red makes the color pink. A smidge of white in orange paint makes a lovely shade of peach. 17

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The Meaning of White How do you feel about the color white?

Many important public buildings are white. The White House in Washington, D.C., is the home of the U.S. president.

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White can make you feel that everything is clean and in order. Doctors and dentists wear white coats partly for this reason.

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This doctor is about to give her patient a shot.

Brides often wear white dresses when they get married. The color

stands for hope and innocence.

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Many girls wear white when they celebrate their First Communion.

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Some people feel that white is a holy color. Angels wear white in many religious paintings.

Whitney Loves White Whitney loves the color white.

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A guinea pig may be all one color or several colors. Its fur may be white, black, brown, tan, or cream.

She has a white computer, white furniture, and white clothes.

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She feels rested and relaxed in her white bed.

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How We See Color

• Light comes from the sun.

Sunlight contains

all the colors of a rainbow.

• Light can be reflected or absorbed.

When it is reflected, it bounces off. When it is absorbed, it soaks in.

• Some things reflect all colors of light into your eyes. These things look white.

• An apple looks red because it reflects red light into your eyes. All of the other colors are absorbed.

• Oranges absorb every color except orange. Bananas absorb every color except yellow.

• Your eyes see only the colors that are reflected off an object.

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Color Blindness People do not always see colors in the same way. Some people can’t see all the colors in the rainbow. Reds and greens look the same to them. These people are color blind. Color blindness is more common in men than in women. Color blindness can be checked with a simple test. A person without color blindness can see the number in this circle. Look closely. Do you see a 5? A person who is color blind would not be able to see it. The number would appear the same color as other dots in the circle.

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Glossary dollop: a little bit doodle: to make a little drawing experiment: to try something out in different ways

innocence: the state of being pure and harmless release: to set free religious: part of an organized faith shade: the darkness of a color symbol: something that stands for something else

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Further Reading Brown, Margaret Wise. The Color Kittens. New York: Random House, 2009. Color Roundup http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/superdoit/color_ round_up.html Macaulay, David. Black and White. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Sterling, Kristin. Black Everywhere. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2010. White: Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/colors/white .shtml

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Index brides, 21

guinea pig, 24

cauliflower, 8 clouds, 7

lilies, 9

doctors and dentists, 20 doves, 10 dry-erase boards, 13

paint, 14–18 paper, 12 seeing colors, 28–29 snow, 11

eggs, 6 White House, 19 First Communion, 22 flowers, 5, 9

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Look around you. Do you see bright, puffy clouds? A glass of milk? Falling snowflakes? A fancy white dress? The color white is found in nature, in clothing, at home, and in many other places. Read this book and become an expert at spotting white everywhere!

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Learn about the colors you see all around you in the Colors Everywhere series—part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!

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