{"product_id":"the-colors-of-us-9780805058642","title":"The Colors of Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist's perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaren Katz created this book for her daughter, Lena, whom she and her husband adopted from Guatemala six years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805058642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.26h x 8.32w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/1999 pg. 1134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1999 pg. 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1999 pg. 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 43 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 43 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e44662 \/ Colors of Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karen Katz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643896426652,"sku":"9780805058642","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_17161e5e-fae7-4e69-8595-2c54f27f099b.jpg?v=1603857485","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-colors-of-us-9780805058642","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}