A group of scientists are tagging endangered porbeagle sharks to collect the data they need to protect them. But the information coming from one shark is bewildering. The readers of this story have information that the scientists do not. It is up to the reader to make sense of it all.
Betsy Sewell
1858 words
$44 +GST
The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version
About the fascinating history of ice cream. How do you make ice cream without a freezer? Who came up with the idea of serving ice cream in a cone, and why? The history of ice cream is a story of ingenious solutions to problems …
By Betsy Sewell – 2622 words.
The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.
Digging for coal in the days when dark tunnels were lit by candles attached to the miner’s helmet; and how to get the better of a mean and selfish boss.
By Betsy Sewell – 2041 words.
The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.
A duckling brought up by a child can be very demanding. But when she becomes a mother herself, she is more demanding still. A true story, more or less.
By Betsy Sewell – 1549 words
The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.
Mum wants a new garden, and begins by taking the rubbish to the dump. But the kids have plans of their own for the garden, and find what they need at the dump.
By Betsy Sewell – 830 words.
The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.
Mum loses the jar of jam she has just bought, and it is found by one person in need of sustenance after another, until Mum finds it just where she left it, containing nothing but a fat slug with a single red foot. What does Mum think has happened?
By Betsy Sewell – 1137 words.
The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.
Who is this terrifying bearded stranger, and is he really as terrifying as he looks? Why does he choose to live like this, carrying his swag from farm to farm? What do his songs tell us about his life? A glimpse into social history through the story of one man.
By Betsy Sewell – 2508 words.
The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.
When Jin the Otter escaped from the (Auckland) zoo, the public, the police, the army were called in to help track her down. Her ability to evade them all gripped the nation.
By Betsy Sewell – 1576 words.
The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.
