• The Color Collector

The Color Collector

Illustrator
Renia Metallinou
Publication Date
April 15, 2021
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
The Color Collector

Description

The Color Collector is a poignant story about newness, friendship, and common ground.

When a boy notices the new girl picking up all manner of debris and litter on their walks home from school he wants to know why. So she shows him the huge mural she's created in her room that reminds her of the home she left behind. He learns all about where she's come from and they both find how wonderful it is to make a new friend.

Publication date
April 15, 2021
Classification
Fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9781534111059
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV003000 - Juvenile Fiction | Art & Architecture
JUV039250 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Immigrants
Picture books
Homesickness
Art

Kirkus

A good discussion starter on empathy.