{"product_id":"9781368032841","title":"Perkin's Perfect Purple","description":"Author: Tami Lewis Brown\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781368032841\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Children's Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Dec 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 56 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany years ago, the color purple was available only to a privileged few. Making purple was tricky. The dye was concocted from a certain snail, and later, from plants, bugs, and rocks. Then it had to be soaked in minerals and . . . urine! The process was very complicated and expensive (not to mention smelly!).\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil 1856, when a boy named William Henry Perkin invented a new way. While testing a hypothesis about a cure for malaria, he found that his experiment resulted in something else--something vivid and rare for the times: synthetic PURPLE. Perkin, a pioneer of the modern scientific method, made numerous advances possible, including canned food and chemotherapy. But it was his creation of purple that started it all.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthors Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn craft a compelling tale, and Francesca Sanna's dynamic art is a joyous celebration of Perkin's impactful purple.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454592569502,"sku":"ADS-9781368032841","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781368032841.jpg?v=1769668432","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781368032841","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}