Title

Seams of Gold Series: Making Tracks

Author

Cheng, Christopher

Illustrator

Rawlins, Donna

Publisher

National Museum of Australia Press

Published Date

2007

Annotation

A sewing basket from the NSW goldfields is the inspiration of this story about a Chinese boy, Danny, who lives with his uncle on the goldfields. Uncle repairs tents and other sewing needed on the goldfields. The high point of the story arrives when a tent is needed for the performance of a Chinese opera.

Key Concepts

Cross cultural relations, Cultural traditions, Family, History, Social life

Audience

Primary

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