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Welcome to the English medium literacy instructional series teaching and learning resources for years 1 to 8.
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Guide Dogs
by Sue Walker
This report describes how guide dogs are trained and how they help blind and visually impaired people.
It provides opportunities for students to identify and summarise main points and to use the information to explain why guide dogs are special.Purple 1
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A Quilt for Kiri
by Don Long
pictures by Judith Kunzlé
This sensitive narrative tells of the death of Kiri’s grandmother far away in the Cook Islands. Grandma’s gift of a quilt to Kiri sparks special memories for Kiri and her dad. A Gift for Aunty Ngā (Gold) is a sequel to this book.
Purple 2
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Blue Eggs
by John Dekker
This report describes the life cycle of a song thrush, how the song thrush came to New Zealand, and why some people consider this bird to be a problem.
This text provides opportunities for students to find and summarise information and to consider different points of view.Gold 1
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The Greatest Race on Earth
by Bronwen Wall
This report describes why the author considers the Tour de France to be “the greatest race on Earth”. Text boxes provide information about how the race was established. This text has strong connections to students’ experiences of, or knowledge about, sports and competition. It links particularly well to the Ready to Read text Tom’s Tryathlon (Purple).
Gold 2
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The Night the House Shook
by Maria Hansen
illustrated by Kelly Spencer
This story, narrated by a young boy, is based on an actual experience during the Christchurch earthquake of September 2010. An earthquake wakes the boy. When the shaking stops, his parents check on the children and discover that his little brother, Lenny, has slept through the whole thing. When Lenny wakes, he can’t understand why his room is so messy.
Blue 3
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Where is Aunty?
by Susan Paris
illustrated by Adele Jackson
Mum, Tara, and Luke need to pick Aunty up from the airport, but they are running late. When they arrive, they can’t find her. Eventually, Mum decides to use her cellphone to solve the problem.
Yellow 3
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Late for the Race
by Dawn McMillan
illustrated by Ali Teo
Everyone is ready to start the bike race except for the bossy and demanding Princess. The Queen helps the Princess gather the things she needs – but this is one time the Princess will not be allowed to wear her crown.
Red 3
This title is also available as a NZ Sign Language e-book on iTunes and GooglePlay
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Valley of the Whales
by Bill Morris
The Valley of the Whales in North Otago tells the story of the evolution of whales in the Southern Ocean. In the foothills of the valley, thousands of hectares of limestone contain an impressive number of marine fossils formed over millions of years.
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Marine Reserves: Protecting Our Big Blue Backyard
by Laura Goodall; illustrations by Giselle Clarkson
Aotearoa New Zealand has one of the most unique marine environments in the world. This article explores our marine habitats and reserves and the challenges they face to stay safe, healthy, and biodiverse.
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The Story of Mauao
retold by Toni Rolleston-Cummins; illustrations by Chloe Reweti
This story is for Kihi Ngatai, the great chief of Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui. He passed away on 1 August 2021 at the age of ninety-one. Kihi loved his maunga. He walked around it three times a week. Toni Rolleston-Cummins shares the story with Kihi’s blessing.
Long ago, there were three maunga …
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