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Seven colours in a rainbow
African Storybook and Jane Taylor
Jesse Breytenbach
English
7 colours in a rainbow.
1 red.
What is red in this picture?
2 orange.
What is orange in this picture?
3 yellow.
What is yellow in this picture?
4 green.
What is green in this picture?
5 blue.
What is blue in this picture?
6 indigo.
What is indigo in this picture?
7 violet.
Violet is the best colour!

What colour do you like?
What are the 7 colours of a rainbow?
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Seven colours in a rainbow
Author - Caren Echesa
Adaptation - African Storybook and Jane Taylor
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - English
Level - First words
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Halluu Sabbata Waaqayyo 7
      Afaan Oromo (Translation)
    • Kleure van die reënboog
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • 7 የቀስተደመና ቀለሞች
      Amharic (Translation)
    •  Iragin Ikanyikarei Lu Etaluka
      Ateso (Translation)
    • Mautoto asanu ndi awili a uta wa leza
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Lifudu Nitye Gi Cal Abiryo
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • Colours of a rainbow
      English (Translation)
    • Colours of a rainbow (English/French)
      English (Adaptation)
    • Les couleurs d'un arc-en-ciel
      French (Translation)
    • Noone Timbotimbola
      Fulfulde Mbororoore (Translation)
    • Launi Bakwai na Bakan-gizo
      Hausa (Nigeria) (Translation)
    • Imibala eyisikhombisa yothingo lwenkosazana
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Séti Kor di Arkuíris
      Kabuverdianu (Translation)
    • Utathi
      Kikamba (Translation)
    • Amabara y'umukororombya
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Rangi za Upinde
      Kiswahili (Original)
    • Rangi 7 Za Upinde
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Amalangi G'olufudu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Musoke ali na langi 7
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Langi edhiri ku musoke
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Alokakinet Akiru
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • As Cores Do Arco-Íris
      Portuguese (Translation)
    • Imibala yemushi wenkhosatane
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Los Colores del Arcoíris
      Spanish (Translation)
    • Mivhala ya musengavhadzimu
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Mihlovo ya nkwangulatilo
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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