THE BLUE BOOK
by Michael Hainey
64 pages
9 1/4 x 9 1/4
$12.99
ISBN 0-201-87396-6
Ages 8-14
Just as Grossology used
"Grossness" to introduce kids to their bodies, and just as The Hairy Book brought real knowledge to an
essential kid issue (hair!), The Blue Book cleverly
informs kids about
much of the world—all of it that's blue—in which they live.
Author Michael Hainey (one of the super geniuses behind the founding of
Nickelodeon Magazine) delivers an astounding text that not only
shows
kids how "blue" a kid's life is, but that the theme also becomes a
metaphor for imaginative thinking, showing the reader how something as
simple as the word "blue" is actually charged with creative potential.
"The artist Pablo Picasso loved blue so much that he went through an
entire period where most of his paintings were blue. That's why it's
called his Blue Period."
- America the Bluetiful, an exploration of the amazing importance
the
color blue has had in America's history
- Why there are so few blue foods
- A fun history of blue jeans
- Famous blue folks (Ol' Blue Eyes, Bluebeard, Babe the Blue Ox, the
Bluebird of Hapiness)
- Am I blue? From blue suede shoes to blue hair, a head-to-toe guide
to how to dress blue
- The Blue Plate Special: a recipe/menu for how to have an all-blue
meal, using food dye (blue milk, blue mashed potatoes, grilled blue
cheese, etc.)
- Parlez Blue, Francais? How to say blue in 50 different languages
- How many of the world's flags have blue in them? (Answer: 80) Is
blue the most popular color for flags? You'll find out.
- Blue ribbons: records and awards for outrageous accomplishments
...and much, much more!
MICHAEL HAINEY is an editor at Details magazine who was
until recently
an editor and writer at Nickelodeon Magazine, which he helped
found.
Hainey was previously a reporter for SPY, and has written for
The New
Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, GQ,
The New York Observer, and
other publications.
