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12 pages
colour illustrations.
New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator. While the contexts and concepts link to English, health and physical education, and social sciences at level 3 of the curriculum, the text has a reading year level of year 4.
Summary: Fictional, first-person narrative, about a boy who suffers from asthma. He is feeling down about not being able to play in his team's upcoming rugby final. His friends decide to cheer him up by taking him out on an adventure, and they hatch a disastrous plan to dress up the opposing team's mascot. The humour and camaraderie that follows helps the boy feel uplifted and part of the team, reinforcing the importance of friendship. Teacher support material and audio of the text available online. (Publisher)
Primary, intermediate.
School journal story library.
New Zealand curriculum.
Level 3.