Encyclopedia of Rainbows: Our World Organized by Color

by Julie Seabrook Ream

This playful collection of rainbows is a bright and beautiful appreciation of all the color that surrounds us. Artist Julie Seabrook Ream invites us to see the extraordinary beauty of ordinary she gathers colorful iterations of a single type of thing, from feathers to fishing gear, matchbooks to macarons, and neatly arranges them in rainbow order. A fascinating index details all the objects in each rainbow, bringing the magnetic appeal of meticulous organization to this burst of color in book form. A striking package-- with foil stamping on the cover and a rainbow-colored exposed spine--makes this celebratory book a treasure for those who love art, design, and a fresh perspective.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art Design, Photography

278 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 28, 2017

Reviews

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a child, I was always organizing colored things into rainbow order and making rainbow color charts. This book brings a beautiful sense of visual order and satisfaction - refreshing and delightful moments in a change of pace.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you enjoy brightly colored photography, showcasing some of the most interesting items in nature, as well as human-created items, displayed by type, then this book is for you. You'll love the variety of animals and plants especially - who knew these categories included creatures in every shade of the rainbow?

[Angel Pickard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am an online ESL teacher and use this book in my classroom often!

[Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

A visually beautiful, albeit small, book. Ream takes everyday objects and items from the natural world and organizes them according to color. This would be great for “quiet time” and grandchildren.

[Leila Jaafari · Rating 5 out of 5]

So pretty. A good coffee table book.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book. All manners of objects are ordered by color. I also enjoyed the index pages that accompanied the artist spreads. Be warned though - the spine of the book is open and the size of the book is quite small.

[Petr · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like colours, photography and order, it is worth taking at least a peak because it is impressive how many rainbows are in the world around us and I must thank Julie for showing us all the rainbows, it must have been a lot of work.

I liked some compositions that were really pretty, organized and rainbow coloured (daisies for example). Some were good, but also surprising (by content, i.e. seeing a cactus rainbow, or by composition like the climbing flowers). I appreciated that all the compositions are annotated thus you know what is in every picture and the visual index is the case of such a book also a great feature!
However, some compositions seemed to be less pleasing, too chaotic or just weirdly presented (for example tulips) and in general, the book did never really hit an artistic string with me, it was "just" pleasant and nice.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s something so satisfying about looking at beautiful items organized by color array, and that’s what this book is all about. The amount of work and research involved in putting this project together must’ve been astounding. My only wish is that the book was available in a larger format because I really wanted to zoom in on some of the tinier collections.

[Alicia King Hatch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love rainbows and I love collections. I love this book. It's inspired me!

[Elizabeth Judd Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of photographs of, well, collections, arranged in rainbow colors. Very pretty, with everything from popcorn to toy cars to roses.

[Ina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for kids who ask a lot of questions

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very cool book that my kids were excited to talk about.

[Tasha M Bourgeois · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice fun but informative read that could have done with more text. Excellent as an educational coffee table volume, with wonderfully artful photos.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

I use this book in my classroom as a reference for my students’ unit on color theory.

[hoardini · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💗

[Ulzeta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

wish it was bigger so you could see more detail on things like stamps and bugs. sea glass was my favorite!

[Allycat Macha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely way to see the beauty in the world

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty!

[Diane Fogel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so glad I won this book through the GoodReads Giveaways!!
This book is put together very well and is a beautiful book. It was a joy to look through!! And I love how she labeled everything in her rainbows with a small chart on the side that is the same layout as the actual picture. So if you are looking at, say at the Polished Stones (pages 70-71) and want to know what a stone is named, all you have to do is find it in the small chart and look up the number it is assigned! She even has colored quilt blocks and each has its name. The toy cars and toy vans is my grandsons favorite. He's four and while we where looking it through those pages he would say what's this one grandma!! I'd give it 10 stars if I could! I love this cute little encyclopedia!
It will be something we will look through over and over again, and it might even be used for scavenger hunt ideas when all the grandkids are here for Easter. I would love to see a second book, a continuation of this one!
Did I mention I love this book!