WHO STOLE MY TARO? ( 100 book challenge)

 

 

Hello reader, for my school holidays my teacher has assigned me a reading challenge, called ✨ 100 Book Challenge ✨. Meaning I have to try and read a 100 books during the holidays, and whoever will finish this challenge will get a prize.

So far, I’ve read 13 books. Out of the 12 books I have read, I chose to blog about  the book called “WHO STOLE MY TARO?” Words by David Riley and pictures by Chad Robertson.

This book explains where Taro comes from in Samoa.                                                                                                    The book starts off with a chief named Losi, getting tired of eating “Fish, bananas and pineapple”, so his mates told him to visit “Tagaloa”.  So soon, Losi when to Tagaloa’s realm. Tagaloa’s realm was filled with amazing juice fruit and vegetables.  Losi pulled a plant out of the ground and hid it inside his waist cloth. Just then Tagaloa’s servants came chasing after Losi, saying “Taro belongs to Tagaloa, he needs it for his taro chips”. Back in the village Losi told his friends about what had happened and that he wanted revenge. Later in the night, Losi and his mates went back to Tagaloa’s realm and placed dead stingrays in the doorway of the servant’s house. Early in the morning, the servants woke-up and slipped on the stingrays. “Losi and his friends did this” said one. So the two servants decided to invite Losi and his mates, to an eating contest to get back at them.  The servants prepared a huge feast for Losi and his friends, it was in the text that there was enough to feed the whole of Samoa… . Losi and his friends HAD to eat all the food our else they would become the servants slaves… forever. Unfortunately for Tagaloa’s servants Losi had a friend, whose talent was super-eating. He ate the food, the baskets and the house too. While this was occurring, Losi and his friends sprinted through Tagaloa’s garden and grabbed all sorts of plants.

My Favourite part of the book, is when Losi’s friend ate up the baskets and the house.  While my least favourite part Losi and his friends placed dead stingrays in the servants doorway, because they could have done a better revenge.

Thank you all for reading my blog post. I will blog about another book soon. Have a nice Day / Night. Don’t forget to leave comment in the comment section.

 

Prefix and homophones

kia ora  room 3 and 4 have been learning  about…. prefixes and homophones! .

prefixes are a word that can be changed by adding another word in it .For example treat if you add mis in it, it turns to mis treat.

Now onto homophone, homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled diffrent.For example   bear and bare bear as in the animal and bare as in she is bare.

prefix

mis -use  mis-lead

homophone

hair  hare. dear deer

Best part of me

The best part of me is my lungs because it helps me breathe in luxurious oxygen and keeps me alive.The second best part about me is my  eyes because without them I wouldnt be able to see the beautiful thing’s outside  and watch tv.I love my eyes because it is the same colour as choclate and I love choclate.Without my eyes I would’nt be able to see my siblings and family.My eyes can be sensitive some times and can be tired of looking at bright screens.

Pollution in the water.

Pollution in the Water  BY Euodia

 

There is rubbish in the ocean which will lead to pollution and affect the fish .This is a very crucial problem especially since fish don’t really deserve this. All the rubbish will kill the coral and ruin our pure ocean all because of some mindless people.

Don’t just take from the ocean but try to give back sometimes when I say give back I mean take care of the ocean.

We are all the same so the same thing applies to you so it doesn’t matter how tired you are, just put your trash in the bin or your pockets because if rubbish falls in sewage it will end up in the sea, which will then hurt the fish but the fish actually have important jobs to do.

Just like you, fish have feelings and are living too!

Why is it important to celebrate maori language week?

Why is it important to celebrate maori new year

  • so it doesnt go Extinct
  • so we can learn new things about eachothers cultures
  • because maori own newzealand
  • so nwe could learn how how moari do thing in their own way.

Story of my name

Talofa lava reader this is my story of my name but firstly I will introduce myself.My name is Euodia from the beautiful island of samoa!  I have five siblings, 2 sisters and three brothers. I am the sixth  child. Now lets get TO THE POINT.

 

DOES my name have a meaning if it does what does it mean:

 

My name is euodia it means prosperous journey or sweet fragrance.

 

How do you feel about your name:

I feel curious and interested in my name and want to know more about it.  

 

Who chose my name and why was it chosen:

My mum chose my name it came from the bible .

Do i have any nicknames:

Yes and no kids in church call me e for short since my name is hard to pronounce. And egg came from my initials euodia godinet gordlina.

Was i named after anything or anyone :

 Yes, Euodia is also a plant  Euodia hortensis   .

Is there anything interesting to you about your name:  

What is interesting to me about my name is that i am named after a plant that’s spikey and soft