Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018

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Borrower

by Greg O'Connell
illustrated by Fraser Williamson
"I want to borrow the sun and cook a feast with its sparks. I want to borrow the wind and fly the skies with its force."
Series: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 3
Category: Fiction
Topics: electricity, energy, environment, hydro-electricity, poetry, power, renewable energy, solar power, sun, tidal power, tides, wind power, wind turbines
In: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Publication date: November 2018

Power from the Sun

by Maggie Twaddle
This report describes the use of solar panels to make electricity and includes an example of a school that has been using solar power since 2008. Students from the school share what they have learnt about solar power, including the fact that solar power is a form of renewable energy.
Series: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Learning area: English, Science
Colour wheel level: Gold
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 3
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: arrays, Bayswater School, conservation, electricity, energy, environment, power, renewable energy, Sol, solar arrays, solar energy, solar panels, solar power, sun, sunlight, sustainability
In: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Publication date: November 2018

Professor Clever

by Trish Puharich
illustrated by Ned Wenlock
In this humorous play, Professor Clever becomes irritated with the mess that trees make when they drop their leaves, so he comes up with an invention to solve the problem. When his children discover his invention, they are shocked and present an opposite point of view.
Series: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Learning area: English, The Arts, Science
Colour wheel level: Gold
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 3
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: drama, environment, humour, inventions, plays, scientists, trees
In: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Publication date: November 2018

Rātā me te Rākau

retold by André Ngāpō
illustrated by Andrew Burdan
This is a retelling of the traditional Māori tale of Rātā and his quest to find a tree to make a waka. In his haste, Rātā forgets to ask permission from Tāne-mahuta, the god of the forest, and finds that each time he chops down his chosen tree, it is mysteriously restored the next day.
Series: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Colour wheel level: Purple
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 3
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: cultural protocols, environment, forests, gods, gratitude, kaitiaki, legends, Māori, Rātā, respect, Tāne-mahuta, Tangaroa, Tāwhirimātea, tikanga Māori, traditional stories, trees, waka
In: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Publication date: November 2018

Solar Power in Tokelau

by Iona McNaughton
This report highlights the world-first achievement of Tokelau in using renewable energy sources (solar energy and coconut oil) for all its electricity. It explains why Tokelau decided to switch from using fossil fuels and includes comments from a Tokelau family that illustrate the impact of the change.
Series: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Learning area: English, Science, Social Sciences
Colour wheel level: Gold
Curriculum level: 2
Reading year level: 3
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: atolls, climate change, electricity, energy, environment, fossil fuels, Nukunonu, Pacific, power, power stations, renewable energy, solar energy, solar panels, solar power,sun, sunlight, sustainability, Tokelau
In: Junior Journal 57, Level 2, 2018
Publication date: November 2018