Title: NedKelly and the Green Sash
Author: Mark Greenwood
Illustrator: Frane Lessac
Publisher: Walker Books
ISBN: 9781921150876
Price: $27.95
Suggested readership: All ages
Ned Kelly and the Green Sash (Greenwood & Lessac) gently preludes the adult life of its titled bushranger, Ned Kelly. A unique and uplifting portrait, it shows the iconic man as a child - selflessly saving the life of a young friend. As readers embrace the humanity of a lead character, they also learn of the depth to which Kelly viewed the event and its reward - a treasured, green silken sash . . . the same one that would adorn his chest, as murderer and outlaw. With introspection and fine pictorials, the text brings readers a soul that does not deny its adult wrongdoing, but speaks of the array of colours (and emotion) that can permeate a life-time. In Kelly’s own words:
“I do not pretend that I have led a blameless life,
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