Junior Journal 47, Level 2, 2013
Teacher support materials (TSM) and audio are available for the following resources:
| TSM | Audio | ||
| Stories | Marcus and the Wind | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lost Again! | ✔ | ||
| Articles | Kahu Ora | ✔ | ✔ |
| The Port | ✔ | ✔ |
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Marcus and the Wind
by Kylie Parry
Marcus is a “middle boy”. He doesn’t stand out in any way and tends to be overlooked. Then, one Wednesday, everything changes. A strange wind springs up, and Marcus suddenly finds himself doing extraordinary things. The story is open-ended but with an implication that Marcus’s days of being a “middle boy” are over.
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Kahu Ora
by Marama Rangiaho-Katipa
This is a recount of a visit to the exhibition of Kahu Ora (living cloaks) at Te Papa Tongarewa, the Museum of New Zealand. In the exhibition, there is one korowai that has a special significance to Marama, the author. She learns about how korowai are made and how a special korowai reveals a story from her iwi.
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The Port
by Sharyn Jones
This article is about the Port of Tauranga and is told by a boy whose father works there. It contains a general description of what a port is and has specific information about the kinds of ships, and their cargo, that visit Tauranga. There is also a brief overview of the grounding of the Rena.
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Lost Again!
by Kylee Goodwin
In this humorous poem, Mum has lost her keys again, and she and the children are searching for them in increasingly unlikely places. Eventually, Dad joins the search and finds the keys hanging on the hook, just where they should be!
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