{"product_id":"perkins-perfect-purple-tami-lewis-brown-9781368032841","title":"Perkin's Perfect Purple: How a Boy Created Color with Chemistry","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating true story of groundbreaking chemist William Perkin, who used the scientific method to invent a new way for creating the color purple.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany years ago, the color purple was available only to a privileged few. Making purple was tricky. The dye was concocted from a certain snail, and later, from plants, bugs, and rocks. Then it had to be soaked in minerals and . . . urine  The process was very complicated and expensive (not to mention smelly ).\u003cbr\u003eUntil 1856, when a boy named William Henry Perkin invented a new way. While testing a hypothesis about a cure for malaria, he found that his experiment resulted in something else -- something vivid and rare for the times: synthetic PURPLE. Perkin, a pioneer of the modern scientific method, made numerous advances possible, including canned food and chemotherapy. But it was his creation of purple that started it all.\u003cbr\u003eAuthors Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn craft a compelling tale, and Francesca Sanna's dynamic art is a joyous celebration of Perkin's impactful purple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tami Lewis Brown, Debbie Loren Dunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1368032842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781368032841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2020 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2020 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average","brand":"Tami Lewis Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050313019647,"sku":"9781368032841","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f715ee0-1939-48e9-8bfb-1a01a930d34b.jpg?v=1685006496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perkins-perfect-purple-tami-lewis-brown-9781368032841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}