Why is Nita Upside Down?Authors: Emma Hearne, Roxana Bouwer, Sarah BouwerIllustrator: Sarah Bouwer

Nita's hanging upside down,her long hair tickling at the ground.

The trees, the grass, the everythingis all the wrong way round.

2/16

Her feet, they poke into the sky.Little Navi is walking by.

He says, 'I've seen you here before.You're upside down again! Whatfor?'

3/16

Her feet swim lightly in the air.She tries to hide behind her hair.

'It's h-h-h-hard to t-t-talk', she says to him.'I'm not the same. I don't fit in.'

4/16

Navi takes her by the hand.He wants to help her understand.

They climb to Navi's look-out spot.From up here they can see a lot.

They perch and have a quiet stareat children playing here and there.

5/16

6/16

Those kids are not the same at all.

Abe's round.

7/16

Chi's freckled.

8/16

Lala's extra tall.

9/16

BamBam's wild and must run free,

10/16

while Lulu reads quietly.

11/16

Look at Freya's crazy hair.

12/16

And Tim wears glasses everywhere.

13/16

And me, I am just skin and bone.And you are you. You're not alone.

Each human's sort of strange, yousee.That makes you just the same, likeme.

This world is really one big game.To play, we can’t all be the same.

14/16

Nita feels the right way round,thanks to the new friend she’s found.

Upside down was never fun.Now she plays with everyone.

15/16

16/16

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Story Attribution:This story: Why is Nita Upside Down? is written by Emma Hearne, Roxana Bouwer, Sarah Bouwer . © Book Dash , 2015. Some rights reserved. Releasedunder CC BY 4.0 license.

Other Credits:Created at Book Dash Johannesburg on 27 July 2015 by Sarah Bouwer (illustrator), Roxana Bouwer (writer) and Emma Hearne (designer).

Images Attributions:Cover page: Girl hanging upside down with long hair talking to someone , by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released underCC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Girl hanging upside down from a swing with hair almost touching the ground, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Somerights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: A smiling boy in a playground waving his hand, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Somerights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Girl hanging upside down and talking, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rightsreserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: A tree in the middle of a grassy ground, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved.Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Children on swings in the play ground , by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Releasedunder CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: A boy holding a stick, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8: A girl with a school bag enjoying a candy, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9:A tall lanky boy standing with a bag on his shoulders, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10: A boy running and screaming with joy, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11:A girl reading a book , by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Images Attributions:Page 12: A girl on a swing high in the air, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 13: A boyaiming a shot with a catapult, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 14: A boy and a girlsitting on a tree branch and talking, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 15: A girllooking sideways and smiling, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 16: A lone tree in themiddle of a grassy ground, by Sarah Bouwer © Sarah Bouwer, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

(English)

Why is Nita UpsideDown?

Nita’s hanging upside down. Can she turn the right way round?

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