Colours of a rainbow
Caren Echesa
Jesse Breytenbach
English
A rainbow has seven colours.
The first colour is red.
Kewyu is wearing a red shirt.
The second colour is orange.
This is an orange. What else can you see that is the colour orange?
The third colour is yellow.
The yolk of an egg is yellow. What else can you see that is the colour yellow?
The fourth colour is green.
Our banana garden is green.
The fifth colour is blue.
The sky is blue.
The sixth colour is indigo.
These berries are the colour indigo.
The seventh colour is violet.
My dress is violet. Violet is my favourite colour! What is your favourite colour?
Do you know the seven colours of the rainbow?
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Colours of a rainbow
Author - Caren Echesa
Translation - Caren Echesa
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - English
Level - First words
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