The Lonely Giant: No one will play with Gumble the giant. The children all say he is ugly.
Then one day, a boy is lost. Gumble goes to the rescue. (415 words) |
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Pinky the Elephant: A shy elephant is embarrassed about her long trunk. Everyone laughs
at her. But the trunk comes in handy in a series of challenges, and saves the day! (220 words) |
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The Silly Mouse: Monty the mouse is very foolish. He thinks he’s brave, but in fact he’s silly
and only just escapes a terrible fate, again and again… (578 words) |
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The Magic Suitcase: A little girl inds a magic suitcase which responds to her wishes. There
are three wonderful wishes, and they all turn out very well. (610 words) |
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Wheels of Speed: A boy is given a magical scooter which can ly off into the air. On this
wonderful scooter, he explores extraordinary worlds. (710 words) |
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Tiny Ted saves Tilly: A little dog, the companion of an old lady, goes with her to the park
every day. One day, a savage dog appears. (234 words) |
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The Gold Ring: Sam’s Mum has lost her gold wedding ring. It seems to have been stolen.
But by whom? (550 words) |
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Nobody Loves Me: Sally is having a bad day with Amy, her sister, and her two brothers
Mark and Tim. But her Mum gets to the truth about what has really gone wrong.
(588 words) |
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Before, I was bad: Trish is tired of being ‘a good girl’, so she experiments with being
a real nuisance. However, being rude to everyone is not such a good idea. (666 words) |
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Poor Little Rich Boy: Freddie lives in a huge house surrounded by luxury. However he
is lonely. One day he sees another little boy looking in through the gate, and longs to play
with him. (748 words) |
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Marn Grook: A boy from a First Nations background comes to a new school. He is lonely and sad.
But one day his special talents are seen by the other children. Now they all want to be his friend.(480 words) |
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Mundiba and the Honey: This is a powerful Dreamtime story. Mundiba is very selfish. When he finds honey he
refuses to share it with his people. So the wise man of the tribe arranges for him to learn a lesson the hard way. (690 words) |
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We're All One: The teacher is talking in class about the idea of 'diversity'. With the help of the children they discuss how they are all different, and yet all the same. (544 words) |
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Who's a Star?: Who will present their act at the end of year show? It turns out that the three children
selected are great representatives of the importance of diversity and inclusion.(724 words) |
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Fun Facts about Fun: Where do circuses come from? Why do clowns wear red and white
makeup? Who created merry-go-rounds? Who came up with the roller coaster?
(730 words) |
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Fun Facts about the Body: Why can’t you tickle yourself? Why is the left lung smaller?
What’s inside bones? When does the nose go to sleep? Lots of fun facts. (816 words) |
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Fun Facts about Food: Learn about watermelons, food in space, how many bees make
a teaspoonful of honey, chocolate money and accidental food inventions. Lots of fun facts.
(760 words) |
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Fun Facts about Animals: Learn about animals who sleep standing up, the colour
of a polar bear’s skin, the bird that can fly backwards, an octopus’s hearts, and more.
(668 words) |