Black Everywhere (Lightning Bolt Books - Colors Everywhere)

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Lerner Publications Company Minneapolis

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Copyright

© 2010 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sterling, Kristin. Black everywhere / by Kristin Sterling. p. cm. —€ (Lightning Bolt BooksTM—Colors Everywhere) Includes index. ISBN 978-0-7613-4591-6 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)  1. Black—Juvenile literature. 2. Colors—Juvenile literature. I. Title. QC495.5.S74 2010 535.6—dc22 2009017986 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 — BP — 12/15/09

eISBN 978-0-7613-5946-3

Contents A Dark World

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Black and White Together The Meaning of Black Ben Loves Black

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Fun Facts page

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Glossary Further Reading Index page

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A Dark World The human eye can see millions of colors. The darkest of these colors is black.

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Many people like the color black. Black things can be found in nature.

Some cows are completely black.

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Many spiders are black.

can f i u o Y nd t h em g a n i r l oun w a r c d o u ts i d e .

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Tarantulas are some of the world’s largest spiders.

You can hear noisy black crows outside too. They

make quite a racket!

Crows can be found all around the United States. They are always black.

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This cute little ball of fur wants to play! Jack is a black lab puppy.

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The night sky is black. Stars shine brightly in the darkness. You can look at stars in the night sky using a telescope.

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You can see black horses in the countryside.

This is a mare and her young filly.

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People also make black things. We wear black clothes.

This boy’s school uniform is mostly black.

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Limousines are fancy cars. They are often black. Famous people ride in them.

U.S. president Barack Obama waves as he gets into a black limousine.

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ds a r e bl o o f e ac k m . So

Chocolate sandwich cookies are black with a white filling in the middle. 13

Black and White Together It is hard to think of black without white. They are

opposites.

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Black things absorb light from the sun. White things reflect light from the sun.

This boy’s black pants and dark jacket absorb sunlight. That helps keep him warm in the snow.

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People take black-and-white pictures. They can be very beautiful.

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Black-and-white photos—like this wedding photo—include many shades of gray.

Artists create blackandwhite drawings. This is black charcoal on white paper.

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Do you like black-andwhite art? 18

The Meaning of Black The color black has different meanings. It depends on the situation.

These orchestra members wear black tuxedos and dresses for a performance.

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Fashion designers think black is a glamorous color. Evening gowns are often black.

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They make black clothes for people to wear. They say everyone looks good in black. 21

Other people think black is a sad color. People wear black to funerals.

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Ben Loves Black Ben loves the color black. He wears black shoes.

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He plays a black guitar in a band. He’ll be a star

one day!

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Licorice does not like loud music! She is Ben’s black cat.

Some people think a black cat brings bad luck if it crosses your path.

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in s e v i l y l i y m e a h f T s ’ . e s Ben u o h k . c r a a l c b a ck a l b a e v i r d

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Fun Facts • You can earn a black belt in karate. This means you have reached the expert skill level.

• February is Black History Month.

It is a time to remember and honor African Americans who have changed the world.

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• All movies were in black and white until about 1915.

• When a company is in the black, it is making money. When a company is in the red, it is losing money.

• Most colors are thought of as warm or cool. Black and white are neutral colors. This means they are neither warm nor cool.

• People in ancient Rome and Egypt wore black to mourn people who died.

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Glossary absorb: to take in filly: a young female horse glamorous: exciting and attractive limousine: a fancy car mare: an adult female horse opposite: as different as possible reflect: to throw or bounce back

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Further Reading Black: Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/colors/black. shtml Cottin, Menena. The Black Book of Colors. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2008. Light and Color http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/ Problem_Board/problems/light/sim1. html Macaulay, David. Black and White. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Sterling, Kristin. White Everywhere. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2010.

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Index artists, 17

guitar, 24

Black History Month, 28 black lab, 8

horses, 10 karate, 28

cat, 25 clothes, 11, 15, 19–23 cookies, 13 cows, 5 crows, 7 fashion, 20

limousines, 12 orchestra, 19 shoes, 23 spiders, 6

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