Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
Author: Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1009
Points per Word
0.000496
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
This book follows one color's journey throughout history and around the world, from ancient Afghan painters to the creation of modern blue dyes. Text references racism and enslavement.