Collecting Colour
$15.99
Written and illustrated by Kylie Dunstan
For ages 3+
Collecting Colour tells the story of a day spent collecting colour in the Top End of the Northern Territory, narrated by a white Australian girl, Rose.
Rose’s best friend Olive’s mother, Karrang, makes beautiful coloured baskets, mats and bags from leaves from the pandanus palm a tall, thin tree with very long, spiky leaves.
Rose and Olive spend a day out bush helping to gather the pandanus leaves and stringy bark for making into strong bags and baskets. They collect the colour that the bags will be bright yellows and pinks, from special plants and berries. It is a hard day’s work for Rose, but the results are worth it.
This book is used with the Storybook Lessons component of InitiaLit–2.
