Children reluctantly go camping with Dad, but discover its joys and do not want to go home.

By Betsy Sewell – 413 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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Gran comes to look after a child in bed with mumps, and explains about being sick in her childhood.

By Betsy Sewell – 485 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.

The story of the godwits’ incredible flight to the tundra in Alaska, and back to New Zealand.

By Betsy Sewell – 938 words.

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How the shag fishes, how it brings up its young, and how traditional fishermen in Japan trained shags to bring in their catch.

By Betsy Sewell – 762 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.

The story of a salmon, and her challenge to get past the (hydro) dam in the river to get to the spot where she must lay her eggs.

By Betsy Sewell – 981 words.

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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.

The true story of Jack Simpson, who used a donkey to bring injured men off the field of battle at Gallipoli to the Red Cross tents on the beach.

By Betsy Sewell – 1596 words.

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Logging in mid-19th century Canada, its dangers, and using the ice on the tracks to bring the logs down.

By Betsy Sewell – 1277 words.

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Ndotto is a tiny, premature baby elephant orphaned at birth. How the staff at the elephant orphanage care for him, and give him the skills to live as an adult in the wild.

By Betsy Sewell – 1670 words.

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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.

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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.

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.

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

By Betsy Sewell – 1006 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.