title: Blue 2: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages
author:  David  A. Carter 
description: Grade 25A perplexing follow-up to <i>One Red Dot</i> (S &amp; S, 2005). Intricately designed paper sculptures are paired with fragmented text containing words in alphabetical order. In each of the nine boldly colored spreads, readers are asked to look for a "Blue 2" hidden somewhere in the illustration. Both the language and the images are highly abstract ("Jubilant Kookiness Laughing" is paired with white pop-up cones emitting colorful curving lines and dots); the vocabulary is often quite challenging ("Mobile Nonsense Oscillating"); and some of the concepts are difficult to grasp ("Exploding Yin and Yang Zone"). Often, the sought-after Blue 2 is a bit too elusive. While the pop-ups are innovative and exciting and the graphic design is enticing, this book will be beyond the grasp of many young readers.<i>Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: Table of Contents
  Title Page
  Table of Contents
  Copyright
  Dedication
  Book I
  One
  Two
  Three
  Four
  Five
  Six
  Seven
  Eight
  Nine
  Ten
  Eleven
  Twelve
  Thirteen
  Fourteen
  Fifteen
  Sixteen
  Book II
  One
  Two
  Three
  Four
  Five
  Six
  Seven
  Eight
  Nine
  Ten
  
  Eleven
  Twelve
  Thirteen
  Fourteen
  Fifteen
  Sixteen
  Book III
  One
  Two
  Three
  Four
  Five
  Six
  Seven
  Eight
  Nine
  Ten
  Eleven
  Twelve
  Thirteen
  A Guide for Discussion and Classroom Use
  The Giver Quartet
  About the Author
  
  Copyright © 2012 by Lois Lowry
   
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  Houghton Miﬄin Harcourt Publishing Company, 215 Park
  Avenue South, New York, New York 10003.
   
  Houghton Miﬄin Books for Children is an imprint of
  Houghton Miﬄin Harcourt Publishing Company.
   
  www.hmhbooks.com
   
  The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as
  follows:
  Lowry, Lois.
  Son / by Lois Lowry.
  p. cm.
  Companion book to: The Giver, Gathering blue, and
  Messenger.
  Summary: Unlike the other Birthmot