Maui’s Fish

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Emerald (Levels 25-26)
Year: Three
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Ancient people, Change over time, Conflict, Relationships
Genre: Myth and legend
Strategy/Skills: Making connections, Determining main ideas, Sequencing, Making predictions, Asking and answering questions
Page Count: 16
Reading Level: 26
Item Code: 200183
High Frequency Words:
Curriculum Codes: ACELA1479, ACELT1594, ACELT1599, ACELT1600, ACELY1678, ACELY1679, ACELY1680, ACELA1489, ACELA1490, ACELT1602, ACELT1604, ACELT1605, ACELY1690, ACELY1691, ACELY1692, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, ACELA1512, ACELT1608, ACELT1795, ACELY1701, ACELY1702, ACELY1703

Reader Description

Maui had many powers, but he couldn't catch fish. He longed to catch a great fish to show his brothers he was as good as they were.

After you have completed the Reader

This myth gives an explanation of how the Hawaiian isalnds were formed. Write your own myth with a different explanation about how Maui was involved in the formation of the islands. Share both myths with your family.

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