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A Friend for Mateo

A friend for mateo.

by Dot Meharry

illustrated by Leilani Isara

Mateo has just moved to New Zealand from Sāmoa. At the park, while Mateo watches the children riding their scooters, a boy (Zane) stops to say “hello” and offer Mateo a turn on his scooter. Afterwards, Mateo invites Zane to lunch with him and his mum. 

Yellow 2

Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

Learning area: Health and Physical Education

Colour wheel level: Yellow

Curriculum level: 1

Category: Fiction

Related titles: Listed in TSM

Publication date: January 2014

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