| The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors Contributor(s): Barton, Chris (Author), Persiani, Tony (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 157091673X ISBN-13: 9781570916731 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Brothers Joe and Bob Switzer were quite different. Bob was a hard worker and planner who wanted to grow up to be a doctor. Joe dreamed of making his fortune in show business and loved magic tricks and problem-solving. When an accident left Bob recovering in the dark basement, the brothers began experimenting with ultraviolet light and flourescent paints. Togther they stumbled on a formula for colors that glows with an extra-special intensity-Day-Glo colors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics |
| Dewey: 535.352 |
| LCCN: 2008026959 |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.6" W x 11.1" (0.90 lbs) 44 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Science - Curriculum Strand - Science - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 130218 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A discovery that made the world a brighter place Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up to be a doctor. Joe dreamed of making his fortune in show business and loved magic tricks and problem-solving. When an accident left Bob recovering in a darkened basement, the brothers began experimenting with ultraviolet light and fluorescent paints. Together they invented a whole new kind of color, one that glows with an extra-special intensity--Day-Glo. This cover reproduction is not printed with Day-Glo colors. The actual book, however, is printed using three Day-Glo colors: Saturn Yellow, Fire Orange, and Signal Green. |