The Mighty Wave

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Bronze (Levels 31)
Year: Six
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Earth science, Family, Natural disasters
Genre: Realistic fiction, Report
Strategy/Skills: Making connections, Exploring text structure, Making inferences, Synthesising, Drawing conclusions
Page Count: 16
Reading Level: 31
Item Code: 200213
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Curriculum Codes: ACELA1830, ACELT1617, ACELY1711, ACELY1712, ACELY1713

Reader Description

Isabella and Aaron are on an island holiday with their father. Isabella thinks it's a boring place, and the only good thing will be getting a tan. She hasn't counted on the arrival of a major tsunami!

After you have completed the Reader

The people in this book reacted in different ways when they realised there was a tsunami. Make a poster to explain what to do if there is a tsunami warning. Use the information from the story to help you write three or four safety rules.

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