KPE Episode 202: "Seadog"

"Seadog" by Dorothy Butler
Taiapa and Mokani have really enjoyed reading Seadog and recommend this tale of Old New Zealand to us. Dorothy Butler seems to like writing stories set in New Zealand over a 100 years ago and we learn lots about life for the early settlers from these books. Last year Kayla and Crystal entertained us with another one of her old tales, "By Jingo".
"Seadog" is set in the wild west coast of Waitakere in 1890. It tells the story of a 10 year old boy called Joseph who is disabled and what happens when a dog comes from the sea and befriends him. Joseph's family has settled by the sea at Karekare during the 1890s. One day, unable to scamper about the rocky outcrops with his brothers due to his disability, Joseph discovers a dog washed up on the beach, injured and exhausted but still alive. Josephs father reluctantly agrees that they may keep the dog until its wounds are healed but no longer. Joseph and his brothers set out to convince their father otherwise.
Let us know what you think of this story and life over 100 years ago...

KPE Episode 102 - "Good Morning Good Night"

"Good Morning Good Night" by Erin Devlin.
Taiapa and Leilani from Room 16 present this book in episode 102. It is a story that comes with a CD to listen along to as well - in English and in Maori. The story is told through the eyes of a young kiwi bird. Little Kiwi is finding his food and playing lots of fun games- but he doesn't realise that his 'daytime' is night-time for most of his friends! This is a rhyming story.
The script for this podcast was written by a group of children from Room 16 and Taiapa and Leilani were selected to present it. They are all starting their podcasting journey with this episode. Look out for more podcasts from them in the future now that they know how easy it is to do!
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