Dragonfly Readers Level 3: Our Neighbourhood

Description

Our Neighbourhood is Band 2 of Dragonfly Readers Level 3 Teal.

This anthology contains four theme-linked reading texts:

• A Festival of Colours
  • This non-fiction text is about the colourful Indian festival of Holi, which brings together everyone from the neighbourhood – old and young, rich and poor, friends and strangers.
• The Quiet Neighbours
  • When Yuta moves to a new neighbourhood in Japan, he and his sister meet some interesting children in the park, who teach them a fun new language.
• Skycycle Adventures – The Big Oil Mess
  • This ‘Skycycle Adventure’ takes Li Yen, Safina, Bo and Gopi near a beach town after an oil spill. They work together with the neighbourhood volunteers to wash the oil-covered birds and clean up the oil spill.
• Shaan Town Tales – The Fast Man on Wheels
  • In this ‘Shaan Town Tale’, Mina and Dasan’s neighbour Mr Jia comes to their basketball practice. When Mr Jia offers to help the team, everyone is surprised, because he uses a wheelchair.