Junior Journal 64, Level 2, 2022
PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the Junior Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) and audio for the following:
| TSM | Audio | ||
| Articles | What is a Tree? | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tree Facts | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Trees and Us | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Story | The Sticky, Sticky Pine | ✔ | ✔ |
| Artwork | The Golden Bearing | ||
| Activity | Leaf Art |
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What is a Tree?
by Sophie Fern
A tree is a type of plant. Grass is also a plant. So are vegetables. What makes a tree different from these other plants?
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Tree Facts
by Sophie Fern
Information about some endemic and native trees in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Trees and Us
by Philip Simpson
There are many kinds of trees in Aotearoa New Zealand, and every kind of tree is different. Each one has a different kind of leaf, bark, flower, and seed. Every tree is special.
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The Sticky, Sticky Pine
A traditional story from Japan, retold and illustrated by Jem Yoshioka
Long, long ago in Japan, deep in the forest, there lived a woodcutter. He was kind to the trees and only collected branches that had been blown down in the wind. That way, he didn’t hurt the trees. The kind woodcutter knew that trees were alive, so he looked after them.
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The Golden Bearing
by Reuben Paterson
This beautiful, life-sized golden tree was created by Aotearoa New Zealand artist Reuben Paterson (Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāi Tūhoe, Tūhourangi, Scottish).
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Leaf Art
by Sophie Fern
When you put paper over a leaf and rub it with crayon, all the details of the leaf will show up on the paper. You can use leaf rubbings to create beautiful pictures.
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