Rat and Octopus (orange)
This Ready to Read Colour Wheel (orange) book is a tale common to many Pacific cultures, retold here by Samoan writer Tusiata Avia.
About this resource
Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel
Colour wheel level: Orange
Category: Fiction
Rat and Octopus
Retold by Tusiata Avia
Illustrations by Fraser Williamson
Rat and Octopus, a tale common to many Pacific cultures, is retold here by Samoan writer Tusiata Avia. Students will enjoy finding out why Octopus has black markings on his head and why Rat and Octopus remain enemies to this day.
Digital copies
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- Rat-and-Octopus-TSM (.pdf)
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