Catching Mustelids
This report, told from the perspective of a young girl, describes how and why her grandad catches mustelids (ferrets, stoats, and weasels).
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Series: Junior Journal 43 Level 2 2011
Colour wheel level: Gold
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: report, mustelids, ferrets, stoats, and weasels, predators, protection, native, wildlife
Catching Mustelids
Words by Bronwen Wall
The theme of predators continues in the poem “ Hoiho” in the same Journal, providing an opportunity for students to integrate ideas from both texts. A third text in this Journal, “A New Home for Mokomoko”, continues the theme of protection of native wildlife.
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Junior Journal 43 Level 2 2011
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2 of 5A New Home for Mokomoko
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3 of 5Shark attack
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4 of 5At the Game
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