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This Is Orange: A Field Trip Through Color

This Is Orange: a Field Trip Through Color

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"This Is Orange: a Field Trip Through Color" by Rachel Poliquin is a history book focused on Light & Optics. Best for general readers, students, and topic-focused learners.

"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, ... 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 [an] ... appeal to experience other colors--and the world at large--with an open and expansive mind"--

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Best For: Young readers interested in learning about colors through multiple perspectives.
Focus: Exploring the color orange through social, historical, cultural, and artistic contexts.
Covers: Natural occurrences of orange, human-made uses, color theory basics, and diverse examples from around the world.
Why It Matters: It provides a multidisciplinary understanding of color that encourages curiosity and broadens appreciation for everyday phenomena.

"This Is Orange: a Field Trip Through Color" by Rachel Poliquin is a history book focused on Light & Optics. Best for general readers, students, and topic-focused learners.

Topic: Light & Optics

Author: Rachel Poliquin

Who this is for:

  • Students
  • Educators
  • Interested readers

Why this book matters: It gives readers useful context, background, and perspective on the subject through a focused and accessible presentation.

"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, ... 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 [an] ... appeal to experience other colors--and the world at large--with an open and expansive mind"--

AuthorRachel Poliquin
PublisherCandlewick Press (MA)
Published2025-09-23
ISBN-139781536230529
BindingHardcover
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsJuvenile Nonfiction
TopicLight & Optics

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

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