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Skylarking

Historic fiction based on the true story of a Taranaki highwayman, the teenaged Robert Wallath, who had trouble distinguishing reality from fiction.

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  • AudienceKaiakoStudents
  • Curriculum Level4
  • Education SectorPrimary
  • Learning AreaEnglishSocial Science
  • Progression rangeYears 7-8
  • Resource LanguageEnglish
  • SeriesSchool Journal
  • Teaching StrategyMixed

About this resource

Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2024

Reading year level: 8

Topics: crime, highwaymen, history, robberies, Robin Hood, shilling shockers, skylarking 

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    Skylarking

    Words by Paul Mason

    Illustrations by Tom Simpson

    Historic fiction based on the true story of a Taranaki highwayman, the teenaged Robert Wallath, who had trouble distinguishing reality from fiction. 

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