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  • Guide dogs.

    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

    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: Social Sciences

    Colour wheel level: Purple

    Curriculum level: 2

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Publication date: January 2010

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  • Me and my dog.

    Me and My Dog

    by Margaret Mahy

    illustrated by Philip Webb

    In this poetic text, perfect for reading aloud, a young girl and her dog greet the morning with joy and enthusiasm. Alliterative, lively verbs bounce the text along and provide many opportunities for exploring language.

    This title is also available as a NZ Sign Language e-book on  iTunes and  GooglePlay.

    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: Health and Physical Education, Social Sciences

    Category: Fiction

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    Publication date: January 2004

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  • Dog training cover image.

    Dog Training

    Cover image school journal level 3 august 2017.

    by Marty Smith

    illustrated by Josh Morgan

    "Dad would snap at us if we gave the dogs food: Don’t feed them at the table! It turns them into beggars!"

    Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2017

    Learning area: English

    Curriculum level: 3

    Reading year level: 5

    Category: Fiction

    Topics: dogs, dog training, farms, poetry, rural life, shearing, sheepdogs, smoko

    In: School Journal Level 3 August 2017

    Publication date: August 2017

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  • Our hero cover.

    “Our Hero” – the Story of George

    Sj level 2 aug 2011 cover.

    by Sue Gibbison

    “George was a small dog with a lion’s share of courage”. This article tells the true story of how George bravely risked his life to save five children from an attack by two large, fierce dogs. The injuries he sustained could not be mended and he was put down by a vet, but his story lives on and spread far and wide. 

    Series: School Journal, Level 2 August 2011

    Learning area: English, Health and Physical Education

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 4

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Topics: dog, courage, true story, brave, dog attack

    In: School Journal, Level 2 August 2011

    Publication date: August 2011

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  • Best in Show.

    Best in Show

    by Simon Cooke 

    Bentley had the same nightmare every night: he was in the Perfect Pedigree Pooch Show. He sat proudly on the stage. His coat shone. His teeth gleamed. 

    “Ladies and gentlemen,” said the judge. “Winner of best in show is …”

    Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2022

    Learning area: English

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 4

    Topics: ancestors, ancestry, confidence, dog show, dogs, friendship, humour, identity, lineage

    In: School Journal Level 2 June 2022

    Publication date: June 2022

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  • Kuri cover.

    Kurī

    by Priscilla Wehi

    illustrations by Spike Wademan

    SJ L2 cover image Oct 2015

    Māori brought the kurī or Polynesian dog with them when they migrated to Aotearoa New Zealand. This article looks at what we know about kurī, their origins, what they were used for, and why they died out. It incorporates traditional stories about the explorers Tāneatua and Īhenga and explains the importance of kurī to early Māori society. “Kurī” is a fascinating but challenging article at this year level, and you may wish to approach it in sections.

    Series: School Journal Level 2 October 2015

    Learning area: English, Science, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 4

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Topics: cloaks, dogs, environment, explorers, Īhenga, kahukurī, kurī, middens, migration, Polynesian dogs, Tāneatua, traditional Māori society, Te Urewera

    In: School Journal Level 2 October 2015

    Publication date: October 2015

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  • Home cover image.

    Home

    by Selina Powell

    illustration by Peter Campbell 

    Junior journal 53 cover image.

    "The ants carry crumbs larger than themselves back to their secret tunnels."

    Series: Junior Journal 53, Level 2, 2016

    Learning area: English

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 2

    Category: Fiction

    Topics: animals, ants, creatures, dogs, gardens, home, pigeons, poetry, snails

    In: Junior Journal 53, Level 2, 2016

    Publication date: September 2016

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  • First world war mascots cover.

    First World War Mascots

    School Journal L2 June 2014.

    by Philippa Werry

    Many students will be familiar with the use of mascots by sports teams, but they may be surprised to learn that mascots have also been used in wars. This text describes mascots used by New Zealand soldiers in the First World War. Students may have some awareness of the First World War through Anzac Day commemorations and from events to mark its centenary in 2014. 

    Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2014

    Learning area: Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 4

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Topics: First World War, dogs, animals, mascots, history, war, soldiers, army

    In: School Journal Level 2 June 2014

    Publication date: June 2014

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  • Mascots cover.

    Mascots

    School Journal L2 June 2014.

    by Jenny Bornholdt

    Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2014

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 4

    Category: Fiction

    Topics: First World War, mascots, rugby, Waikato, Whanganui, Masterton, dogs, poetry, poem, animals

    In: School Journal Level 2 June 2014

    Publication date: June 2014

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  • Book cover.

    Dashing Doggies

    SJL4 Nov2016 cover image

    by Sarah Delahunty

    It would seem the consultants know best.

    Series: School Journal Level 4 November 2016

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 4

    Reading year level: 7

    Category: Fiction

    Topics: business, cooperation, costs, debt, dog walking, drama, economics, expenses, finance, financial capability, humour, interest, loans, loss, money, parody, plays, profit, teamwork

    In: School Journal Level 4 November 2016

    Publication date: November 2016

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