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IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? by Tana Hoban

IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE?

illustrated by Tana Hoban

Pub Date: Oct. 16th, 1979
ISBN: 0688070345
Publisher: Greenwillow Books

The six primary and secondary colors are the subjects of Hoban's latest thematic photo album, and they stand out here in smashing clarity. There's a spread of green apples and a facing one of oranges, there's a yellow leaf, a pumpkin, and a surprisingly sliced Watermelon—but mostly these sharp, unadulterated colors occur in manmade objects, and it's a pleasure to report that plastic garbage bags, sunglasses, and flower pots have never looked so good. There's also much painted metal—a hydrant, a pipe, a rainbow of new cars, and just one confusing jumble of yellow street equipment—and, throughout, enough variety in scale and pattern and subject to keep viewers alert and responsive.