The fish and chip shop is shut, so to get fish and chips, you must first make a fishing rod…

By Betsy Sewell – 749 words

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Why does a Daddy Long Legs live in your house, and is it a friend or a foe?

By Betsy Sewell – 1169 words

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How does a little fox survive the winter in the Arctic, facing the challenges of hunting for food on the one hand, and avoiding capture by trappers after his pure white fur on the other? By cunning, extraordinary cunning…

By Betsy Sewell – 1351 words

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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.

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A girl makes friends with a ghost trapped under her bed.

By Betsy Sewell – 1006 words.

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Boys build and furnish a hut in the plum tree, only to have it taken over by a possum.

By Betsy Sewell – 804 words.

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A chest is found in the river. The children try many ways to retrieve it, expecting riches and treasure. In the end, they find something unexpected.

By Betsy Sewell – 1005 words.

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The story of the incredible little New Zealand robin.

By Betsy Sewell – 1476 words.

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Sequel to My Days in the Skidder Gang. The logs are stacked on a frozen river, and when the ice melts, the river pigs must ride the logs down the river to prevent tangles and log jams.

By Betsy Sewell – 1645 words.

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Agnes the spider and Mrs. Smith live in the same house. When both have mothers coming to stay, the conflict begins.

By Betsy Sewell – 623 words.

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In the days before text messaging, television or even radio, it was the children of New Zealand who spread the news that World War 1 was over.

By Betsy Sewell – 1056 words.

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The true story of Shackleton’s ill-fated voyage to Antarctica, and how the crew survived the loss of their ship.

By Betsy Sewell – 3545 words.

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The Aswan Dam has changed Egypt, but there have been some downsides. The story of the changes the dam has brought to Egypt, told from the point of view of those who live along the riverbanks.

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By Betsy Sewell – 1868 words .

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From the gold fields of Central Otago. Finding gold is not quite as easy as the rumours suggest, and then when you do, that is when your problems really begin.

By Betsy Sewell – 1404 words.

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The farmers of Kenya had a problem with elephants raiding their gardens. They tried everything from electric fences to massive walls, but in the end it was a simple bee fence that kept the elephants well away.

By Betsy Sewell – 943 words.

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