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The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors


By Chris Barton

Reading Level: Early Elementary School, Late Elementary School
Genre: Biography
Publisher: Charlesbridge 2009

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The story behind the Switzer brothers, who invented Day-Glo colors in the 1930s

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