The day-glo brothers : the true story of Bob and Joe Switzer's bright ideas and brand-new colors /
Barton, Chris.
The day-glo brothers : the true story of Bob and Joe Switzer's bright ideas and brand-new colors / Day-glow brothers Chris Barton ; illustrated by Tony Persiani. - Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2009] �2009. - p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2009. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2010. Pub Weekly, June 2009. Kirkus Starred, June 2009. Booklist, June 2009. New York Times, December 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Science and Children (N.S.T.A.), October 2009. Wilson's Children. School Library Journal starred. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.).
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe how brothers Bob and Joe Switzer invented fluorescent paint and colors; and explains how fluorescence works.
5.7 Follett Library Resources. 3-6 Follett Library Resources.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2010.
9781570916731 (trade) 9780329776138 (Follett bdg.) 157091673X 0329776134
2008026959
Fluorescence--Juvenile literature.
Colors--Juvenile literature.
Paint--Juvenile literature.
Fluorescence.
Colors.
Paint.
Color.
Paint.
Fluorescence.
Colors.
Paint.
Inventors--Biography.
QC477 / .B29 2009
535/.352
The day-glo brothers : the true story of Bob and Joe Switzer's bright ideas and brand-new colors / Day-glow brothers Chris Barton ; illustrated by Tony Persiani. - Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2009] �2009. - p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2009. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2010. Pub Weekly, June 2009. Kirkus Starred, June 2009. Booklist, June 2009. New York Times, December 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Science and Children (N.S.T.A.), October 2009. Wilson's Children. School Library Journal starred. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.).
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe how brothers Bob and Joe Switzer invented fluorescent paint and colors; and explains how fluorescence works.
5.7 Follett Library Resources. 3-6 Follett Library Resources.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2010.
9781570916731 (trade) 9780329776138 (Follett bdg.) 157091673X 0329776134
2008026959
Fluorescence--Juvenile literature.
Colors--Juvenile literature.
Paint--Juvenile literature.
Fluorescence.
Colors.
Paint.
Color.
Paint.
Fluorescence.
Colors.
Paint.
Inventors--Biography.
QC477 / .B29 2009
535/.352