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By Regan McMahon
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Clever color book expands idea of green in nature, at home.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 2+?
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Where to Read
What's the Story?
The world is full of many different kinds of green -- at home and in the wild. GREEN shows the actual -- limes, turtles, peas, lizards, ferns -- as well as the fanciful -- the \"wacky green\" of a green-striped zebra, \"no green\" of a snowy winter landscape, and \"never green\" of a red-and-white stop sign. Die-cut pages give readers a peek into the green to be discovered on the following page.
Is It Any Good?
Green goes way beyond the ordinary for a book to teach little ones about color. It's imaginative, even mind-bending at times, and the die-cut pages add an interactive level of experience, with readers able to guess -- or be surprised by -- what version of green comes next.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what kinds of green you can find — in your house? Outside your house?
Pick another color and see how many different versions of that color you can see. Try blue, and start by looking up on a sunny day.
What other books that use just one color can you think of? How about Harold and the Purple Crayon?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Genre : Colors
- Topics : Animals ( Ocean Creatures , Wild Animals ) , STEM
- Book type : Non-Fiction
- Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
- Publication date : March 27, 2012
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 2 - 6
- Number of pages : 32
- Available on : Hardback
- Award : Caldecott Medal and Honors
- Last updated : December 3, 2025
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