Dyes: From Sea Snails to Synthetics

by Ruth Kassinger

Book Overview

People have been making textiles since around 6000 B.C. In time they learned to use plant and animal materials to dye them. In Dyes: from Sea Snails to Synthetics, Kassinger covers the history of dyes from early times to the present. She also relates some of the myths associated with dyes and explains the science behind their production and use. Book jacket.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761321128
• ISBN13: 9780761321125
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12