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The Magic of Color.


The Magic Of Color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed.

See also: Color
 

Tracy Kane

Light-Beams Publishing

10 Toon Lane, Lee, NH 03824

0976628902 $17.95 light-beams.com

The Magic Of Color is a wondrous picturebook that imagines what the discovery of color would be like, and its profound impact on the world. On a black-and-white Earth, two tribes of a donkey-like species--the Tinters and the Shaders--live unaware of each other. A brilliant eruption dyes the Tinters red and the Shaders blue; both tribes spot a brilliant, magical yellow lake and race to reach it. Conflict ensues when both reach the yellow lake at the same time, but when one Shader gets in trouble a Tinter tint  
n.
1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.

2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

3. A slight coloration; a tinge.

4.
 rushes to his aid without thinking about it, and both tribes learn the values of cooperation and sharing. They discover there is a whole wide range of possible colors beyond red and blue, each with its own beauty, in this heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing  
adj.
1. Causing gladness and pleasure.

2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale.

Adj. 1.
 tale. An enchanting en·chant·ing  
adj.
Having the power to enchant; charming: enchanting music.



en·chanting·ly adv.
 storybook sto·ry·book  
n.
A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children.

adj.
Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance.
 especially for reading aloud to young ones during storytime or bedtime. Also highly recommended is author Tracy Kane's award-winning "Fairy Houses" series.
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Date:Aug 1, 2005
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