School Journal Level 3 August 2015
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Spirit of the Bird
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by Ben Brown
illustrations by Tom Simpson
The bird of the title is the moa, and this fictional story is set in the time of the early Māori moa hunters. Little is known of this era, but the author conveys (often indirectly) the hardships of a subsistence lifestyle and the impact of human settlement on the moa.
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: cave drawings, conservation, dreaming, environment, extinction, first people, Māori, moa, moa hunters, subsistence, tīpuna
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Publication date: August 2015
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Thirst
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by Paul Mason
illustrations by Andrew Burdan
In a realistic story set in the not-too-distant future, Paul Mason conveys a message that has increasing relevance today. The plot involves a family that cannot afford to buy water during a severe drought. Through implication, it appears that a single company owns the water and employs the parents of the family. When their neighbours receive a delivery of water, Ryder decides to take matters into his own hands.
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: conservation, environment, futuristic, post- apocalypse, science fiction, speculative fiction, survival, water
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Publication date: August 2015
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Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: Depression (the), education, envy, family, poverty, responsibility, school, siblings, 1930s
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Publication date: August 2015
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Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: fads, fashion, future, humour, science fiction, speculative fiction
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Publication date: August 2015
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Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: language, poetry, rhyme, rhythm
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Publication date: August 2015
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Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: clowning, clowns, doctor, emergency, health, hospital, humour, illness, immune system, medicine, Starship, stress
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Publication date: August 2015
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Richard Owen’s Giant Mystery
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by Quinn Berentson
illustrations by Spike Wademan
Richard Owen was a British scientist of the early nineteenth century, most famous for his identification and naming of dinosaurs. This article reports on the role he played in unravelling the mystery of the moa and in identifying it as the largest bird ever known to humans. The nature of scientific endeavour is conveyed well, from the initial presentation of a bone fragment and through the research needed to have a new species recognised.
Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
Related titles: Listed in TSM
Topics: animal anatomy, conservation, environment, extinction, moa, paleontology, Richard Owen, science
In: School Journal Level 3 August 2015
Publication date: August 2015