This compelling novel by one of australias bestloved childrens authors is based on the true story of one girls voyage to australia with her family. Youtube video only teachers will be able to access it at some schools. Growing up in a small ricefarming village in 1980s iran, elevenyearold saba hafezi and her twin sister, mahtab, are captivated by america. Its a statement so often uttered on the nightly news that a time when politicians showed empathy to asylum seekers and refugees seems like a fading dream. Mahtabs story is an exhilerating novel about mahtab the main character and her family.
Deborah ellis kept me turning pages and holding my breath. Download or subscribe to the free course mahtabs story persuasive writing novel study year 56 by st. When mahtabs family decide to migrate elsewhere they are put in many dangerous situations. Essay by yassmin abdelmagied we must stop the boats. The novel was inspired by the story of a young girl called nahid who now lives in sydney. A unit of work for students in upper primary years. She felt hungry for water, for her father, for her grandmother, her aunts and uncles, for the trees in the backyard, the cabinet on the wall, the silver. Mahtabs story persuasive writing novel study year 56.
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