The Day-Glo Brothers Literature Guide

The Day-Glo Brothers Literature Guide
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Children will enjoy reading The Day-Glo Brothers, a true story about Bob and Joe Switzer – two brothers who invented daylight-fluorescent colors. Use the pre-reading questions, post-reading questions, and extension activities in this literature guide to supplement the book. This guide also includes a biography of the author, Chris Barton.

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The Day-Glo Brothers
The Day-Glo Brothers
By Chris Barton and Tony Persani
Learn about the extraordinary journey that led two brothers to the discovery of a whole new kind of COLOR, one that glows with an extra-special intensity—Day-Glo.
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