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Tautai Ake
One, Two, Three, Four
Level 1
Fiction
André Ngāpō
In this story, Teti and his son are getting ready in the morning. The son, who is also the narrator, copies each thing that Teti does. The story finishes with a race to the car.
Tautai Ake
At the Market
Level 1
Fiction
Dot Meharry
When Oscar’s family arrives at the market, Oscar and his little sister are excited to see some balloons. But when Oscar wants to go and buy one, Mami tells him he needs to help her with the shopping. Despite this setback, the story ends happily.
Tautai Ake
A Bird in the Classroom
Level 1
Fiction
Feana Tu‘akoi
When a bird flies into their classroom, the children try to get it out, at first with no success. At last, one of them comes up with a clever plan to entice the bird outside.
Tautai Ake
A Friend for Mateo
Level 1
Fiction
Dot Meharry
Mateo has just moved to New Zealand from Samoa. At the park, while Mateo watches the children riding their scooters, a boy (Zane) stops to say “hello” and offer Mateo a turn on his scooter. Afterwards, Mateo invites Zane to lunch with him and his mami.
Tautai Ake
Feeding the Birds
Level 1
Fiction
Susan Paris
Ella notices hungry birds on the windowsill and Mami suggests they make a bird feeder for them. They use a plan in Mami’s magazine, visiting a hardware shop to buy their materials and then working in the shed to complete the project.
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Walking to School
Level 1
Fiction
Jane Buxton
Papa (Grandad) is staying at Dylan’s house and decides to walk to school with him. Dylan tries to hurry Papa so he won’t be late, but Papa wants to stop and take photos. When they get to school, Papa realises he doesn’t know the way back home. Dylan comes to the rescue with a clever solution.
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Going Camping
Level 1
Fiction
Elizabeth Pulford
Two brothers, Sam and Josh, decide to “go camping” in their garden, somewhere in New Zealand. Although it’s lots of fun during the daytime, Josh is not so keen on the idea of staying in the tent when it gets dark.
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Lunch for Greedy Cat
Level 1
Fiction
Joy Cowley
Greedy Cat’s adventures continue in this story when the family goes away on holiday and Mātuahā (Aunty) attempts to put him on a diet. Not surprisingly, Greedy Cat has very different ideas and manages to thwart Mātuahā’s plans.
Tautai Ake
Purr-fect!
Level 1
Fiction
Dot Meharry
This moral tale about a beautiful but vain and gullible bird and a clever cat has a dramatic ending that is sure to stimulate lively discussion.
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Simi Helps
Level 1
Fiction
Feana Tu‘akoi
Simi's family is preparing an umu and Simi wants to help but nobody has a job for him. As he sits under a tree thinking it’s not fair, he notices there is no smoke coming up from the umu. When he alerts Teti and Papa, they realise the fire has gone out and that they needed his help after all.
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Where Is Aunty?
Level 1
Fiction
Susan Paris
Mami, Tara, and Luke need to pick Mātuahā (Aunty) up from the airport, but they are running late. When they arrive, they can’t find her. Eventually, Mami realises that she can use her cell phone to solve the problem.
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Tufafau
Level 1
Fiction
Meaalofa Faleasiu retells the story that explains how Tufafau, in Fakaofo lagoon, first got its name.
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I’m a Mati
Level 2
Fiction
Ēliu Faamāoni
A mati bush explains just how thoughtless people can be.
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The Weather
Level 2
Fiction
Moe Aleta
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
Level 2
Fiction
Kalolo Tumua
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
Level 2
Fiction
Kelihiano Kalolo
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!
Tautai Ake
The New Baby
Level 2
Fiction
André Ngāpō
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
Level 2
Non-fiction
Shelley de Graaf
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 (big book)
Level 2
Fiction
Kylie Parry
Finn 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 (big book)
Level 2
Fiction
Margaret Mahy
In 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 (big book)
Level 2
Fiction
Dawn McMillan
This 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 (big book)
Level 2
Fiction
Dot Meharry
In 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
Level 2
Fiction
Sena Elia
When a wooden crate washes ashore, two teenage boys get very excited about what might be inside.
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Stick Insects (big book)
Level 2
Non-fiction
Dawn McMillan
This 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
Tautai Ake
Will They Float? (big book)
Level 2
Non-fiction
Feana Tu‘akoi
This 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
Tautai Ake
The Sprouting Coconut That Wouldn’t Budge
Level 2
Fiction
Fraser Williamson
This humourous short play adapts the traditional Russian folktale “The Giant Turnip”, by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev in the 1850s, to a Tokelau setting. Kakai
Tautai Ake
Fishing in the Moonlight
Level 2
Fiction
Kelihiano Kalolo
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
Level 2
Fiction
Kelihiano Kalolo
When Lakia catches fish to feed to her chick, Katafa tries to steal her catch. But Lakia knows how to evade him!