The young people may be untidy, and noisy, but they are dedicated to hip-hop and rap. They and the old man next door have little tolerance for each other, until they find a common bond in music and dance.

By Betsy Sewell

905 words

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As the children build a man from tins and boxes, he comes alive, and tells them what to do.

Many ay words, er, y, ed and ing suffixes. Some ck words.

By Betsy Sewell – 713 words

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A bug goes up to the deck to finish off the dog’s dinner, but gets stuck lying on her back. What can she do to free herself?

Many ck words, le suffix.

By Betsy Sewell – 604 words

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The characters try deception to get a rugby hat for nothing, only to realise that the red hat may be free, but an embarrassment at an All Blacks game. Comprehension suitable for older children.

ck, and ay and y words.

By Betsy Sewell – 642 words

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Three men sit in the hot sun, cutting rocks. So why does one think this is an utterly boring job, another think it is an honour to do this work, with the third thinking something else again?

By Betsy Sewell – 828 words

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A gloriously funny poem about various animals acquired to get rid of the rats.

By Jan Farr – 571 words

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The story of young Nick who at 11 ran away to sea with Captain Cook, and who first sighted Young Nick’s Head on the East Coast. His duties on board, and the fear of falling off the end of a flat earth. Suitable for older children.

Many ck words, and le and en suffixes.

By Betsy Sewell – 1001 words

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By a process akin to Chinese whispers, the little kitten becomes a big black ox.

By Betsy Sewell – 874 words

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A seagull chick must learn to survive, to avoid becoming a snack for the cats and ferrets that roam the colony. But what do the cats and ferrets live on once the chicks learn to fly? This chick wants to find out and becomes a spy.

ck,and le,et,ly suffixes

By Betsy Sewell – 1689 words

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Cod, once hugely abundant in the North Atlantic, are now facing possible extinction. How did that happen? The story is told through several generations of one family of fishermen.

By Betsy Sewell – 1403 words

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It is embarrassing going on the bus with Gran. Every time she sees something that she does not like, she stops the bus and interferes.

cInitial blends, er, y and le endings, some ck words.

By Betsy Sewell – 714 words

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The challenge is to build the very best sled for the sand hills. Who will be the winner?

cMany initial blends, ccvc words.

By Betsy Sewell – 997 words

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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

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Little Red the fox cub is learning to hunt. He has much to learn, but in the end…

By Betsy Sewell  – 940 words

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The legend of how rugby was invented from a flat soccer ball at Rugby School.

By Betsy Sewell – 456 words

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The old moth teaches a rebellious young butterfly how to dry her wings and fly.

By Betsy Sewell- 663 words

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