The Hungry Wave
This narrative is based on factual accounts from survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Tonga and Sāmoa in 2009.
About this resource
Series: School Journal Level 3, February 2012
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: survivors, earthquakes, tsunami, Tonga, Sāmoa
The Hungry Wave
Words by Lani Wendt Young
Readers follow Ana and her brother as they are caught up in the tsunami.
Order copies
More from this series
Heading
School Journal Level 3 February 2012
Inside this School Journal there are two articles (Silas the Stretcher-bearer; The Problem with Pluto) and one story (The Hungry Wave).
1 of 3Silas the Stretcher-bearer
This article conveys the experiences of Silas, who was a stretcher-bearer during the First World War.
2 of 3The Problem with Pluto
This article recounts how Pluto was discovered and named as a planet in 1930 but in 2006 had its status as a planet removed.
3 of 3
