Level 2
The Level 2 books can be used for reading to/with/by students who are in Middle Primary (Years 4 to 6 or Levels 4 to 6).
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I’m a Mati
A mati bush explains just how thoughtless people can be. -
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The Weather
While a young woman’s husband is away, there is a bad storm. She welcomes him back with a sense of relief. -
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Chicken Thieves
Two teenagers steal a chicken to cook in the bush, but they aren’t the only ones who know how to take a chicken! -
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The Friends
Lata is always playing tricks on his friend, Ikamoana. Out fishing one moonlit night for malau (squirrel- and soldierfish), Ikamoana finds a way to play a trick on Lata for a change! -
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The New Baby
Kāhu’s mami is about to have a baby. He wonders what it will be like with a new brother or sister. Mami tells him that he will always be her baby even though he is becoming an older brother. -
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Growing Pumpkins
In this non-fiction book, a boy and his papa (grandad) plant pumpkin seeds. We follow the narrative as the seeds grow into pumpkins. They make pumpkin soup, saving the seeds to plant the following year. Science -
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Lost
BBFinn tells Mami he has found a small lost creature in the garden shed. Mami doesn’t look at the creature, so she thinks Finn is playing make-believe. She plays along and tells Finn that the lost creature will need its mami and Finn will have to find her. After thinking hard, Finn comes up with a plan. Mami is shocked to discover at the end of the story that Finn wasn’t making things up!
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Me and My Dog
BBIn this poetic text, perfect for reading aloud, a young girl and her dog greet the morning with joy and enthusiasm. -
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The Ant and the Grasshoppers
BBThis book for shared reading is a retelling of one of Aesop’s fables in the format of a play. Kakai -
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The Hole in the King’s Sock
BBIn this humorous folktale, the King commands his servants to mend a hole in his sock. Nothing works until, at last, the Queen comes up with a solution that means the King will never have to put up with cold feet again. -
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The Box
When a wooden crate washes ashore, two teenage boys get very excited about what might be inside. -
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Stick Insects
BBThis simple non-fiction report describes what a stick insect is, where it lives, what it eats, how it keeps safe, and what its life cycle is. Science -
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Will They Float?
BBThis shared book explores the concepts of floating and sinking and of “thinking like a scientist”. As well as reading this book for interest or to support specific curriculum topics, you can use it to build students’ awareness of the features of non-fiction. Science -
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The Sprouting Coconut That Wouldn’t Budge
This humourous short play adapts the traditional Russian folktale “The Giant Turnip”, by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev in the 1850s, to a Tokelau setting. Kakai -
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Fishing in the Moonlight
An elder takes two boys across the lagoon at low tide on the night of a full moon to show them what’s involved in fishing for malau (squirrel- and soldierfish) the traditional way. Technology -
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Lakia and Her Chick
When Lakia catches fish to feed to her chick, Katafa tries to steal her catch. But Lakia knows how to evade him! -
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The Ants and the Grasshopper
In this play, every creature in the bush is freezing — except for the ants. The ants are safe and warm inside their colony, and they have plenty to eat. But what about Grasshopper? -
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Cool Facts about a Hot Place
This non-fiction book presents fascinating facts about the Sun and how it affects Earth. Although some of the concepts may be challenging, the writer uses humour and comparisons with familiar things to help readers comprehend the enormous numbers involved. Science -
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Coral Atolls
This non-fiction book explains how a coral atoll can form over an undersea volcano. Science -
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Extraordinary Earthworms
Earthworms help make soil healthy for plants to grow. This non-fiction book uses photographs to show just how extraordinary earthworms are. Science -
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Do You Know Me?
These fish poems, composed at Matiti School, provide clues, setting up puzzles for the reader to solve. The illustrations provide further clues. The solutions are on the inside back cover. -
E Books
Do You Know Me?
These fish poems, composed at Matiti School, provide clues, setting up puzzles for the reader to solve. The illustrations provide further clues. The solutions are on the inside back cover.
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E Books
The Sprouting Coconut That Wouldn’t Budge
This humourous short play adapts the traditional Russian folktale “The Giant Turnip”, by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev in the 1850s, to a Tokelau setting. Kakai
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