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Parawai picture book

Parawai picture book

Travelling to School

After safely to school, the children arrive at the school gates, ready for another exciting day

Every morning Fred gets up and prepares for school

When he gets downstairs he has his cereal then

gets off his seat and leaves for school.

Every morning Lily gets and prepares for school. She gets dressed and says goodbye to her dear Mum and Dad and departs for school.

She jumps on her flying fox and speeds down the tall mountain; suddenly she bumps into her friend Bella, with whom she goes to school .They carry on flying to school together.

Every morning Dan gets and prepares for school

He clutches his gear on and he clutches his snowboard and heads for the door.

He is always late for school because he has trouble putting on his snow boots.

Dan zooms down the hill to school before the school gate closes

Every morning Frank wakes up and prepares for school

Frank puts on his safety gear and jumps onto his flying fox and fly’s off to school with the birds. He lands right at the gates and meets his friends.

Fred dresses in his knee pads and his bike helmet before his friend Bob comes by and picks him up for school... Every morning Bob gets up and prepares for school. After he has had his breakfast he gets dressed, he puts on his shoes and his hat. He leaves home running down the mountain, running all the way to school. When he is nearly there he realizes he is late and has to take a short cut.

Every morning Sally wakes up and prepares for school. She eats a hearty breakfast and puts on her roller blades.

She roller blades down the mountain where she lives to her school. She loves all the twists and turns on her way to school

Every morning John gets and prepares for school. He puts on his T-shirt, his red pants and his rocket powered running shoes.

He runs out the door and down the steps. He dances all the way to school to the music of the birds.

After travelling safely to school, the children all arrive at the school gates for another exciting day.

Further information: feetfirst@nzta.govt.nz, .

  • New Zealand Transport Agency. Waka Kotahi.
  • newzealand.govt.nz website.