{"product_id":"black-is-brown-is-tan-9780060287764","title":"Black Is Brown Is Tan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrown-skinned mama, the color of chocolate milk and pumpkin pie. White-skinned daddy, not the color of milk or snow, but light with pinks and tiny tans. And their two children, the beautiful colors of both.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor an all-American family, full of joy, warmth, and love, \u003cem\u003ethis is the way it is for us \/ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ethis is the way we are\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it was first published in 1973, b\u003cem\u003elack is brown is tan\u003c\/em\u003e featured the first interracial family in children's books. Decades later, Arnold Adoff's and Emily Arnold McCully's picture book continues to offer a joyous and loving celebration of all the colors of the race, now newly embellished with bright watercolor paintings that depict a contemporary family of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the chorus rings true as ever: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eblack is brown is tan\u003cbr\u003eis girl is boy\u003cbr\u003eis nose is face\u003cbr\u003eis all the colors of the race\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060287764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.28h x 8.78w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2002 pg. 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2002 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2002 pg. 1405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/14\/2002 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 318 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 318 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e30633 \/ Black Is Brown Is Tan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arnold Adoff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924764725429,"sku":"9780060287764","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4aae7ba1-1392-4044-a2db-f3138a54fec3.jpg?v=1687837770","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-is-brown-is-tan-9780060287764","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}