A Color of His Own

by Leo Lionni (Author)

A Color of His Own
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
The classic story about searching for somewhere to belong, from four-time Caldecott honor winner Leo Lionni.

Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the leaf changes from green to yellow to red . . . and so does the chameleon. When another chameleon suggests they travel together, he learns that companionship is more important than having a color of his own. No matter where he goes with his new friend, they will always be alike.
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Lionni's signature watercolors span the rainbow in this story of a chameleon who, while searching for his identity, finds a friend with whom he can share his changeable nature.

Review quotes

"As captivating now as it was when first published in 1975." —Children's Literature
Leo Lionni
LEO LIONNI wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor books--Inch by Inch, Swimmy, Frederick, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679887850
Lexile Measure
490
Guided Reading Level
F
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date
September 19, 1997
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV009020 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Colors
JUV002000 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
Library of Congress categories
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