Tan to Tamarind: Poems about the Color Brown

by Malathi Michelle Iyengar

Book Overview

A poetry collection that explores the spectrum of beautiful shades of brown.

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Tan, sienna, topaz, or tamarind? Poet Malathi Michelle Iyengar sees a whole spectrum of beautiful shades of brown. Swirls of henna decorate ocher hands and feet at an Indian wedding. Cinnamon lips smile over a cup of caf? con leche. And maple leaves drift like stars onto upturned russet faces in fall.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892394129
• ISBN13: 9780892394128
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Children's Book Press (CA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.1" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4