{"product_id":"9781368032841","title":"Perkin's Perfect Purple","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating true story of groundbreaking chemist William Perkin, who used the scientific method to invent a new way for creating the color purple.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMany years ago, the color purple was available only to a privileged few. Making purple was tricky. The dye was concocted from a certain snail, and later, from plants, bugs, and rocks. Then it had to be soaked in minerals and . . . urine! The process was very complicated and expensive (not to mention smelly!).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eUntil 1856, when a boy named William Henry Perkin invented a new way. While testing a hypothesis about a cure for malaria, he found that his experiment resulted in something else -- something vivid and rare for the times: synthetic PURPLE. Perkin, a pioneer of the modern scientific method, made numerous advances possible, including canned food and chemotherapy. But it was his creation of purple that started it all.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAuthors Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn craft a compelling tale, and Francesca Sanna's dynamic art is a joyous celebration of Perkin's impactful purple.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tami Lewis Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardback Picture book","offer_id":32485647122494,"sku":"9781368032841","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0112\/1065\/3760\/products\/BNCImageAPI_aec52d69-8d1c-4d72-ac74-68883e2f7503.jpg?v=1623306314","url":"https:\/\/onceuponabookstore.ca\/products\/9781368032841","provider":"Once Upon a Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}