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White Sunday in Sāmoa
by Sarona Aiono-Iosefa
photographs by Jill MacGregor
This factual recount describes how a young Sāmoan boy, with the support of his family, gets ready to celebrate White Sunday. There is a glossary of Sāmoan terms and extra information about White Sunday at the end of the book. This book is also available in five Pasifika languages in the Tupu series.
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Timo’s Shorts
by Marie Langley
illustrated by Andrew Burdan
In this lively narrative, Timo can’t wait to show off his hot new swimming shorts. But when it’s swimming time, they’ve disappeared. Timo anxiously retraces his movements from the school pool back to the cloak bay, where he solves the mystery.
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Isobel’s Garden
by Maria Hansen
illustrated by Andrew Burdan
This is a true story set in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes. When William and Sam kick their ball over the fence and go looking for it, they find themselves in an overgrown garden. Isobel, the owner of the garden, explains that her family have left Christchurch because of the earthquakes, and she has no one to help her keep it tidy. The boys and their mum help her out, but it’s a huge job, and they call in the Student Volunteer Army.
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Easy Peasy
by Bill Nagelkerke
illustrated by Philip Webb
The phrase “easy peasy” appears often in this story about a group of school children who visit a rest home to entertain the residents. Easy Peasy makes strong connections to students’ experiences of performance and of overcoming challenges.
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Monkey and Crocodile
A tale from India
retold and illustrated by Vasanti Unka
Monkey lives a happy life in a tree high above a river. Crocodile swims in the river and eats fish all day, but what he really wants to do is eat Monkey. When Monkey needs help to cross the river, Crocodile thinks his chance has come…
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Kara's Music
by Renata Hopkins
illustrated by Scott Pearson
Kara and her family have come from Earth to live on the planet Poktron. This humorous science fiction story explores Kara’s experiences on her first day at her new school.
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Butterfly Day
by Judy Raymond and Room Ten, Maungawhau School
In this factual recount, Room Ten shares their excitement when a monarch butterfly emerges from a chrysalis in their classroom. It includes an explanation, written by a child, of how a butterfly is formed.
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No More Cakes
retold by Barbara Beveridge
illustrated by Vasanti Unka
In this humorous tale, the hungry cat eats everyone and everything he meets until the tables are finally turned by the landcrabs with their sharp claws.
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The King’s Birthday
by Dot Meharry
illustrated by Philip Webb
The King is upset because nobody seems to have remembered his birthday. Lunch, however, reveals a lovely surprise. This is a sequel (with lots of delightful links) to The Hole in the King’s Sock (Shared Reading).
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This title is also available as a NZ Sign Language e-book on iTunes and GooglePlay.
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Inside the Maize Maze
by Sharon Holt
photographs by Anthony Russell
This text begins with an explanation about mazes and then recounts the narrator’s experience of being inside a maize maze. There is another example of a maze on the inside back cover.
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