Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing
Pat Rogondino
Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing
by Pat Rogondino
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if you could mix thousands of colors to create the perfect shade every time? Imagine having a magical guide that shows you 24,000 color combos to make your designs pop and your prints shine. But with so many choices, which color will you pick to make your project stand out?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This expanded and revised manual offers a comprehensive guide to 24,000 CMYK color combinations, ideal for children interested in design, printing, and computer graphics. The book is designed for middle-grade readers and includes practical tools like a perforated color card and spiral binding to enhance usability. It provides a technical yet accessible introduction to color printing and design concepts without any challenging content.
Why we rated Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing 11C
Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing is written at a Level 6 reading level across 256 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing as 11C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, Prepress, and Printing explores applications of computing, computer graphics software, technical & manufacturing trades, color printing, and atlases — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about applications of computing, computer graphics software, technical & manufacturing trades.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780811827577
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Published
- June 15, 2000
- Type
- Nonfiction