*Book Two - Just Shoes! Fun Learning Coloring Books*

Book Two - Just Shoes!

Fun Learning Coloring Books

By R. I. Little-Anderson

"Just Shoes!"

Fun Learning Coloring Books

You are going to enjoy coloring the shoe images in this book!  "Just Shoes" coloring book will give you hours of fun, laughter, and entertainment!  Great for all ages!

You will find ladies shoes, trendy shoes, high heels, flats, boots, dance shoes, and more.

First, remember coloring shoes are a great way to unwind and relieve stress after a busy, stressful day.

Second, take a dash of creative pizzazz, a pinch of bright colors, and a bit of imagination to decorate these shoes. Draw stripes, heart shapes, polka dots, even use glitter or ribbons and bows on the toes.

We would love to hear from you, so when you have created your masterpiece, please email us a copy of your creation.

Unique facts about the history of shoes!

Shoes showed your class or status in society in ancient Egypt. The slaves would usually have no shoes at all, or they would wear sandals made of palm leaves.  The ordinary person, a commoner would wear sandals made of papyrus. People that were in high society were allowed to wear pointed sandals and also red or yellow colored shoes. So, all you would have to do is look at the foot wear, and you would instantly know the status in society one belonged.

Before the year 1818 all shoes, the left and right shoe were made the same way and after 1818 shoes were made with a left and right foot. The saying; "two left feet" came from this history and it was in Philadelphia that the first set of shoes was created.

The Dutch people designed wooden clogs because Holland has a lot of marshy areas and leather shoes would be ruined easily, so they manufactured wooden shoes called klompens.  Another interesting point, clogs would never be worn in their homes, they are left outside and only socks or slippers worn in their homes.

There is a shoe museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the only museum of its kind in the world, that showcases shoes that cover over 4,500 years.

High heels were first created in the 16th century for the Aristocratic women, and the heels were so high that the servants were needed to assist the women while walking. 

Monarchs would make it the law to wear certain types of shoes, for example; Henry VIII of England made a law that shoes were to be 6 inches wide because he had gout and could only wear wide shoes.   Louis XIV was very short and made high heeled shoes mandatory for only men to wear.

A few old traditions for the wedding shoes:

In Hungary, the groom would be required to drink a toast to the bride out of her wedding shoe.

In China, the bride's shoe would have to be red and would be tossed from the roof to bring good luck to the marriage.

In the late 1800's, the father-of-the-bride would put a penny in the bride's shoes to bring prosperity.

Neil Armstrong the first man to walk on the moon discarded his boots in space due to the fear or belief that it the boots were brought back to the earth there was a possibility of contamination.  Remembering the famous quote, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"!

The "Ruby Slippers" that were worn by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz became the most expensive pair of shoes in history.  They were auctioned for $660,000 US Dollar.

Keds were the first rubber-soled shoes called sneakers made in 1917. In 1936 a German inventory created sneakers named after himself called Adidas and became famous when Jessie Owens won Gold Medals in the 1936 Olympics.

Thanks, and enjoy coloring the shoes in this fun coloring book!