Author witi ihimaera
1-Where is he from? he is from New Zealand.
How many of his works have been adapted into films?
2- what does yellow break road mean for you? have u heard of this expression before/
No, I haven't.
3- what do you predict this story will be about, based on the title?
about someone following a yellow road or something.
Yellow brick road post-reading questions
1- why does the narrator believe they are moving to wellington?
Well, the boy thinks they are moving for money but the dad moves for a better life.
2-On page 1, what big difference between Waituhi and wellington does the narrator mention?
MONEY and a lot of people.
3-On page 3, we find out that dad told uncle sam they were moving to wellington because...?
he wants his children to grow up with everything to have a good life and a better future.
4-How does the narrators attitude towards moving change once they draw nearer to the city?
when they get closer the way they think changes and they will think it might not be the way they thought it will be.
5-Emerald city, yellow brick road, flying monkeys, scarecrow, tinman and cowardly lion, are all allusions to what famous book? why do you think the author made this comparison?
