Surprise!
The narrator’s grandparents are arriving from India for the first time since the pandemic. The family has been busy planning a series of surprises, but the real surprise occurs at the airport.
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Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2023
Reading year level: 4
Topics: family, grandparents, humour, LGBTQIA+, pets, relationships, whānau
Surprise!
Words by Rajorshi Chakraborti
Illustrations by Andrew Burdan
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School Journal Level 2 November 2023
Inside this School Journal are four articles (The Problem With Wallabies; Being Myself; Giving a Green Gift, and The Future of Growing Kai), two stories (Surprise! and Lockdown), one poem (Time Capsule) and one example of student writing (Tiny Dragon). Five texts in this issue share the theme of sus...
1 of 8Being Myself
Laura Goodall describes the challenges of growing up hard of hearing and how it has made her the person she is today.
2 of 8Lockdown
During the COVID pandemic, a girl comes up with a plan to deal with her sadness at not being able to see her father.
3 of 8Giving a Green Gift
This procedure explains how to be creative and make a sustainable gift.
4 of 8The Future of Growing Kai
As our climate changes, we need to take action about how we grow food. This article explores new, traditional, and innovative ways of growing food.
5 of 8Time Capsule
A poem that expresses the impacts of climate change in the Pacific.
6 of 8Tiny Dragon
A child discovers a dragon on the way home from school.
7 of 8The Problem with Wallabies
This article examines why wallabies were introduced to New Zealand, why they have become a pest here, and the efforts being made to eradicate them.
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