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Why Don't Country Flags Use The Color Purple? Hardcover – April 16, 2019

by After Skool (Author)

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There are 196 countries on earth and none of them use purple on their national flag! What's wrong with purple? It's such a popular color today. Why would no country want it on their flag? Sometimes the simplest questions have the most extraordinary answers! This is the incredible true story of purple! Take a journey back to a time when purple dye was worth more than gold, diamonds or castles.

This book was inspired by our original animation that has gone viral across the world. We decided to expand the story and enhance the art. Our mission is to make learning fun and to teach ideas that you won't necessarily find in a classroom.

Reading age

2 - 12 years
Print length

46 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Kindergarten and up
Dimensions

8 x 0.25 x 10 inches
Publisher

Kram Gallery LLC
Publication date

April 16, 2019
ISBN-10

0578489244
ISBN-13

978-0578489247
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"This book is so fascinating and it actually makes learning fun!"

"I've never seen a book with art like this one. The characters and colors are so unique. This is definitely a page turner, but you can also spend an hour on a single page!"

"It's quite hard to find interesting nonfiction children's books. This one is outstanding."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kram Gallery LLC (April 16, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 46 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0578489244
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0578489247
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.25 x 10 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tatyana Kuprienko

Fun and educational story.

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2023

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We love this book. Fun illustration and amazing story that isn’t all that known. I give it as a gift at all the time

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Christie Horgan

Beautiful and Educational - A must buy!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2019

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This book is actually incredible. I opened it just to skim through the first few pages and ended up sitting there in a trance reading the entire thing. I literally learned SO much. I immediately shared with my husband who did the same thing - afterwards he kept asking where I got this and how incredibly educational it was. THEN my mother in law got lost in the book! Finally my 2 year old got his hands on it and although the doesn’t quite follow, he LOVED the artwork. As a mom, I love how the book can keep the complete attention of both a two year old and a 62 year old. Kudos! I see a series in the future — why is the sun yellow? why is the sky blue? I’m pretty sure I went to bed thinking of sequel ideas. SO WEIRD. SUCH A GOOD BOOK!!

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Steph

Love After Skool!

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024

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I love after skool so much. I bought this book as a gift for my nephew and of course had to read it myself first

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Cynthia Sugawara

Loved this fun fact filled book, and so did my grandkids!

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2019

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My 5 year old grandson loved this book and wanted to read it many times. He also showed his younger brother who is 2, page by page. The book has a story line that feeds the imagination and the facts are interesting. The colorful fun cartoons add to it's flavor. Walking through history with curiosity, seeing all the flags of every country without purple, information about color mixing, and of course sea snail boogers, all make for a fun and interesting book for the kids and adults! Love it!

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Leah P

Interesting book!

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020

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Sat down and read this with my two youngest (ten and six) who, at the time, were both itching to play Fortnite. They both sat patiently and followed along, enjoying the beautiful imagery and intrigued by the story. Definitely recommend for some knowledge as well as the gorgeous artwork!

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Peryton

The interesting history and answer why countries don't use purple on their flags

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2020

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Professor Q explains to his class why purple was omitted on country flags. The real reason was that for thousands of years purple dye was far too expensive. It was possible the most expensive product available being worth more than gold, jewels, castles, ships, silk, spices, and silver. For centuries only royalty and sometimes other special elites were allowed to wear it. It was illegal for most people to wear it in many places. It all changed when a young chemist realized his failed science experiment could dye fabrics and that ended purple as a status symbol. A fascinating explanation that covers really important details. I wish they added more content but they still did an fantastic job. Plenty of other goods used to be expensive and are now inexpensive and vice versa. A totally random question answered to satisfaction.

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Fun & Educational

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2019

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I've been a huge fan of After Skool for a # of years now. I love that they made a book version of their YouTube video. The images & colors are amazing. The book itself is fun & educational. I bought it for my nephews ages 3 & 5- they absolutely love it!

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Awesome book!

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019

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I bought this book for my 7 year old niece who loves reading and art. I was blown away by the amazing artwork in this book. While my niece enjoyed all the educational aspects of the book (I learned a lot too!), my younger 1 year old niece was entertained by the bright and colorful drawings. I appreciated that both kids could enjoy it even with a large age gap. Great book all around! It’s also a bit longer than typical children’s books which gave me more much needed QT with the girls. Thanks AFTER SKOOL!

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M.A

Very nice, easy and good informations

Reviewed in Sweden on August 19, 2021

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Me and my Child like it. Well Done!

Meg N

Simply the Best

Reviewed in Canada on August 5, 2020

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This book is fantastic!! Not only is it very educational, well thought out and informative but the imagery is amazing! It’s one of the best kids books we’ve come across. We are now HUGE fans of After Skool. Hoping you come out with more!

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Reviewed in France on September 27, 2020

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Andreia

A book for the soul

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2020

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I have bought this for my daughter, as I wanted to support the author, because I LOVE and ADORE his youtube channel and his drawings. The book is amazing, with some surprising piece of information I actually did not knew about. My daughter loves, it, I have been reading it to her every other night since she got it, and I must say I enjoy it as much as she does, perhaps more. I look forward for more books from After School.

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mel pearson

Lovely illustrations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2021

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Lovely illustrated child book , also good way of learning , fun ,colourful and good read, 5 star , would recommend

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