Edible Colours

(Board book)

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With a combination of unusual foods and a kaleidescope of colours, this concept book shows that not all foods have to look the same way. A banana can be red, broccoli can be purple, and cherries can be yellow and still taste just as delicious. This tasty book of edible colours is now available as a board book for the youngest of eaters!

Reviews

"This well-designed title steps away from the narrow view that apples are red and steps into the seemingly infinite range of colors and varieties of the world." --Booklist

"Bass presents a rainbow of edible colors in this attractive introduction to colors and food." --School Library Journal

"This photographic study of colors introduces both widely known and unusual fruits and vegetables . . . This volume presents appetizing produce in an engaging array." --Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Jennifer Vogel Bass grew up in rural Vermont. She has a BA in anthropology from Tufts University and an MA from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where she focused on environmental communications and sustainable agriculture. Over the course of three years, she photographed every variation of a fruit or a vegetable she could find. Currently, Jennifer lives with her family in leafy Maplewood, New Jersey.