Hana Kōkō
Santa Claus is plump, with rosy cheeks and a curly white beard ... who says?
About this resource
Series: School Journal Level 3 November 2019
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: Aotearoa, biculturalism, change, characterisation, Christmas, costume, culture, Hana Kōkō, humour, market, Māori, Meri Kirihimete, Santa Claus, Te Ao Māori, tradition, whānau
Hana Kōkō
Words by Steph Matuku
Illustrations by Scott Pearson
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School Journal Level 3 November 2019
Inside this School Journal are three articles (For the Ancestors: One Woman's Malu; Fantastic Penguins; and Olly's Cicadas), three stories (After the Fire; Hana Kōkō; and The Weird Zone), and one poem (Summer Sounds).
1 of 7After the Fire
“There were no sheep, no cows, not even birds – anywhere.”
2 of 7The Weird Zone
“We’ve been tracking Dad’s weirdness for months.”
3 of 7Summer Sounds
Jenny Bornholdt’s celebration of summer features a range of key poetic devices.
4 of 7For the Ancestors
Matalena Leaupepe once saw tatau everywhere.
5 of 7Fantastic Penguins
Penguins are unlike any other birds on the planet.
6 of 7Olly's Cicadas
Olly Hills knows a lot more about cicadas than your average eleven-year-old.
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