Science in the Stacks


Science in the Stacks
Original Project Proposal

The Learning Landscapes of Museums and Libraries:
A talk given by Dr. David Carr

Exhibit Planning

Project Timeline

Press Releases

List of Final Exhibits

Final Project Evaluation


Participating Libraries
Fiske Free Library
Claremont, NH

Howe Library
Hanover, NH

Lathem Memorial Library
Thetford, VT

Lebanon Public Library
Lebanon, NH

Lyme Town Library
Lyme, NH

Norwich Public Library
Norwich, VT

Richards Free Library
Newport, NH

Tracy Memorial Library
New London, NH

Montshire Museum of Science


Project co-directors

Marlene McGonigle
Director of the Howe Library

David Goudy
Director of Montshire Museum of Science


Webmaster: Bob Raiselis


Bibliography for exhibit on The Colors of Light


Core Collection

Children's Materials

Bennett, Carolyn The Kids' Book of Kaleidoscopes/Book and Kaleidoscopes (book with kit) by Carolyn Bennett. Workman Publishing Co; [1994] ISBN: 1563056380

Chagall, Marc Marc Chagall : Life is a Dream by Marc Chagall. International Book Import Service, Inc.; [1998] ISBN: 3791319868

Dodd, Anne The Story of the Sea Glass / Anne Wescott Dodd; illus. by Mary Beth Owens. --Camden, ME : Down East Books, c1999. 0892724161

Ehlert, Lois Color Farm / by Lois Ehlert. -- 1st ed. New York : Lippincott, c1990. ISBN: 0694010669

Heller, Ruth Color by Ruth Heller. Grosset & Dunlap; [1995] ISBN: 0399228152

Hoban, Tana Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? Greenwillow, [1978]. ISBN: 0688801714.

Lionni, Leo Little Blue and Little Yellow. by Leo Lionni. Econo-Clad Books. [1999] ISBN: 07885757597

MacKinnon, Debbie Eye Spy Colors by Debbie MacKinnon, photos by Anthea Sieveking Mackinnon. Cambridge Publishing; [1998] ISBN: 0881063347

Sabuda, Robert Arthur and the Sword. by Robert Sabuda; illus. Robert Sabuda. Aladdin Paperbacks, [1998]. ISBN: 0689820313

Walsh, Ellen Mouse Paint by Ellen Stohl Walsh. Harcourt Brace [1991]. ISBN: 0152560262

Adult Materials

------- Faith, Hope, and Light: the Art of the Stained Glass Window. Courage Books; [1999] ISBN: 0762405937

Courthion, Pierre Georges Seurat by Pierre Courthion. Harry N. Abrams; [1988] ISBN: 0810915197

Walters, Graham Stage Lighting step by step: the Complete Guide on Setting the Stage With Light to Get Dramatic Results by Graham Walters. Betterway Pubns; [1997]. ISBN: 1558704582

Videos

Celebration of Color ASIN: 6305234825

Homage to Chagall ASIN: 630098642X

LightTones - A Journey of Color, Music and Fractal Imagery ASIN: 0964209616

Seurat(1998) ASIN: 0780020553

Visions of Light - The Art of Cinematography ASIN: 6030329183

Books on Hand

Picture Books

Carle, Eric The Mixed-up Chameleon / by Eric Carle. -- New York: Crowel, c1984. ISBN: 0-69004-397-4 A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees. But soon decides it would rather be just itself. Cut outs along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.

Dodd, Anne The Story of the Sea Glass / by Anne Wescott Dodd; illus. by Mary Beth Owens. -- Camden, ME : Down East Books, c1999. ISBN: 0-892720416-1 When Nicole finds a beautiful piece of red sea glass on the beach, her grandmother Nana tells her a story from her own childhood of a broken red vase, which may have been the origin of this sea glass. Includes information for making a sea glass sun-catcher.

Duquennoy, Jacques The Ghost's Dinner/ by Jacques Duquennoy. -- Racine, Wis,: Artists and Writers Guild Books, c1994. ISBN: 0-30717-510-3 Henry the ghost hosts a dinner party at which the ghost guests turn the colors of the foods they eat.

Ehlert, Lois Color Farm/ by Lois Ehlert -- 1st ed. New York :Lippincott, c1990. ISBN: 0-39732-441-3. Lib Ed. The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig and other animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such as square, circle, rectangle and triangle. Color Zoo / by Lois Ehlert -- New York : Harper, c1989. ISBN: 0-68812-763-0

Hoban, Tana Colors Everywhere / by Tana Hoban. NY : Greenwillow Books, c1995. ISBN: 0-68823-763-0 Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? : An Adventure in Color / by Tana Hoban.

-- New York : Greenwillow Books, c1984. ISBN: 0-688-3-842-7 Lib. Ed. Color photographs without text introduce objects of many different textures, such as pretzels, foil, hay, mud. kitten and bubbles.

Of Colors and Things / by Tana Hoban. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1989. ISBN: 0-68807-535-5 Lib Ed. Photographs of toys, food, and other common objects are grouped on each page according to color.

Jackson, Ellen Brown Cow, Green Grass, Yellow Mellow Sun / by Ellen Jackson; illus. by Victoria Raymond. -- 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books For Children. c1995. ISBN: 078682-006-3 A young boy learns about colors in a day at the farm.

Kramer, Stephen Theodoric's Rainbow / by Stephen Kramer ; illus. by Daniel Mark Duffey. -- New York : Scientific American Books For Young Readers, c1995. ISBN: 0-71676-603-5 Theodoric of Frieberg, a Dominican friar of the early fourteenth century discovers how sunlight and drops of water make rainbows.

Lionni, Leo Little Blue and Little Yellow / by Leo Lionni. -- New York, : Mulberry Books, 1994. ISBN: 0-68813-285-5 A little blue spot and a little yellow spot are best friends, and when they hug each other, they become green.

Sabuda, Robert Arthur and the Sword/ retold and illustrated by Robert Sabuda. -- 1st ed. -- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1995. ISBN: 0-68931-987-8 Based on Sir Malory's tale. In this retelling which features stained glass illustrations, young Arthur proves himself to be the rightful heir to the throne by being the only one able to pull the sword from the steel anvil.

Seuss, Dr. My Many Colored Days / by Dr. Seuss. illus. by Steve Johnson with Lou Fancher. 1st ed. -- New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1996. ISBN: 0-67997-597-7 This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll Mouse Paint / by Ellen Stoll Walsh. -- 1st ed. -- Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens

Children's Books

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Ardley, Neil The Science Book of Color / by Neil Ardley - 1st US ed. -- San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991 ISBN 0-152-576-5 Explains the principles of color and gives instructions for a variety of simple experiments.

Freund, Miriam Jewels for a Crown: The Story of the Chagall Windows / by Miriam Freund. -- McGraw, (1963). ISBN: None

Williams, John Projects With Color and Light / by John Williams; illus. by Malcom S. Walker. -- Milwaukee, WI : Gareth Stevens Children's Books, 1992. ISBN 0-83680-766-0 Includes bibliographical references and index. Explores color and light through project involving kaleidoscopes, periscopes, shadow boxes and other devices.

Adult Materials

Non-ficiton

Cowen, Painton Rose Windows / by Painton Cowen. -- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1979. ISBN: None. Dunsterville, Jane The Glass Painting Book / by Jane Dunsterville. -- Brunel House, Newton

Abbot, Devon : David & Charles, 1996. ISBN: 0-71530-428-3 Includes Index. Glass Art: The Easy Way to a Stained Glass Look. Plaid. -- New York : SterlingPub. Co., c1998. ISBN: 0-80698-173-3 Includes Index.

Isenberg, Anita How to Work in Stained Glass / by Anita & Seymour Isenberg. -- 1st Ed. -- Philadelphia : Chilton Book Co., [1972] ISBN: 0-80195-638-2 Bibliography p 231-233

Lee, Lawrence Stained Glass / Lawrence Lee, George Seddon, Francis Stephens; with photos. by Sonia Halliday and Laura Lishington. -- New York : Crown Publishers, 1976. ISBN: 0-51752-728-6 Bibliography: p. 207

Meehan, Joseph, The Photographers Guide to Using Filters/by Joseph Meehan. Rev. and updated. New York : Amphoto Books, c1998. ISBN: 0-81745-452-7(pap.)

Millar, Dan Cinema Secrets: Special Effects. -- Sea Caucus, NJ : Chartwell, c1990. ISBN: 1-55521-582-3

Novak, Elain, Staging Musical Theatre. Cinncinatti : Betterway Books, c1996. ISBN : 1-55870-407-8

Parker, W. Oren Scenic Design and Stage Lighting / by W. Oren Parker [and] Harvey K. Smith. --2d ed. -- New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1968]. Bib. p485-489. ISBN: None

Rich, Chris Stained Glass Basics: Techniques & Projects / by Chris Rich with Martha

Mitchell and Rachel Ward. -- New York : Sterling Pub., c1996. ISBN: 0-80694-876-0

Internet Sites

Chagall Windows http://www.md.huji.ac.il/ac.il/chagall/chagall.html

Color http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ph9506.html

Color Mixing http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ph8713.html

Colorworm teaches about color - a Free Book wyalsiwyg://19http:/www.cs.iupui.edu/~pellison/colorworm/home.html

Mark Harden's Artchive: [base "]Artchive[per thou] - [base "]Georges Seurat[per thou] wysiwyg://body.245/httpwww.artchive.com/artchive/S/seurat.html

History of Stained Galss http://www.agsa.org/history.html

Howstuffworks.com[per thou]How Television Works[per thou] http://HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM/tv3.htm

I Can See A Rainbow! http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ph9203.html

EOS Kaleidoscope -- Kaleidoscope Images http://www.ibm.com/stretch/EOS/skope.html

Light and Color http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ph9015.html

Light and Optics http://acept.la.asu.edu/PiN/mod/light/colorspectrum/pattLight3Obj2.html

Light Mixing -- Exhibit Information: Light Mixing http://www.csc.slphg.org/Eshibits/Sciquest/Teacher/Wave/Panels/light.htm

Mixing Colored Light http://www.kings.k12.ca.us/math/lessons/ch.colors/mix_lght.htm

Mixing Light Colors htttp://www.escape.ca/~dcc/eureka/short/colore1.html

Mixing Colors With Light Beams http://www.lit.edu/~smile/ph9709.html

Paul Friedlander: Light Sculpture and Computer Art http://home.cloara.net/praskovi/

Prefect's Pages...Publications...IQP...Light Mixing http://www.gweep.net/~prefect/pubs/iqp/node70.html

Trichromatic Color Mixing -- Additive Color Mixing of Light http://www.yorku.ca/eye/3color.htm