Wairoa School adapts the story of Are We There Yet? by Alison Lester

Are We There Yet?

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Grace's family drive back on to the ferry to cross the Bass Strait. They are going back to their home in Victoria.

Grace and her family are excited to see their family, friends and pets again when they arrive back at their house. Grace's house looks like this:

My House | Talking Flashcards

Up past Broome, Grace's family get to go in a helicopter tour and fly over the Bungle Bungles. Grace was a bit scared, but she was very brave and had lots of fun.

Fly around Purnululu National Park's epic beehive domes(Bungle Bungles)

Grace's family's turned their car east and drove across the outback again to get to the Northern Territory.

After they have stopped in Perth, Grace's family keep driving north to the top of Australia. They stop at Geraldton where it is so windy that the trees grow sideways!

Underwater Aquarium

The further north they go, the hotter and hotter it gets. At Turquoise Bay they go snorkeling and see all different types of fish and coral.

What a wonderful holiday! Grace has so many wonderful memories. The teachers at Wairoa School have lots of fun holiday memories - can you recognise the places from the story?

Rachel at Cradle Mountain in Tasmania.

Pen at a waterfall in Cairns, Queensland.

Grace's family's turned their car east and drive to Queensland.

Their first stop is the Daintree River where the forest meets the sea. Grace and her mum draw shapes in the sand. We like to make shapes in the sand in our sandpit at school.

Visit Pembrokeshire - Year of the Sea sand art - timelapse

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Alison Lester's journey around Australia adapted by Wairoa School

Once they arrive at Alice Springs, Grace's family drive out to see Uluru. One day they walk all the way around it. Uluru is the heart of Australia.

They learn all about Bush Tucker from the Aboriginal people who have lived there for thousands of years. They are called the Anagu people. We have a Bush Tucker Garden at Wairoa School!

Grace's holiday starts in Melbourne, Victoria.

In Melbourne, Grace's family visit St Kilda where there is an amusement park called Luna Park. They go on a rollercoaster and watch some clowns juggle!

Koo Koo Kanga Roo - Rollercoaster

After that, they go to Phillip Island and watch little penguins parade up the beach to go to sleep at night time.

Melbourne - Phillip Island Little Penguins Parade

Vicky at Uluru in the Northern Terrritory.

What are some of your holiday memories?

Clare in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.

Sarah and her family at the Three Sisters in New South Wales.

'Are we there yet?' adapted cartoon story

Are we there yet by Alison Lester: an adapted cartoon version

Grace's family's keep driving west until they reach Western Australia.

At Rottnest Island Grace became friends with an animal called a Quokka.

Quokka

90 Mile Straight, WA Time Lapse.

To get to Perth, they have to drive over a very long straight road that goes through the outback for 140 kilometres!

They keep driving west on their holiday around Australia. Grace's family stop have have a look at some very special rocks called the Twelve Apostles.

On the day that Grace's family are there, it is very windy and stormy. Can you point to the picture that is stormy? Hint: There are grey clouds in the stormy picture.

Grace and her family are travelling around Australia in a campervan.

Travel Song

Let's follow them on their journey and see all the amazing places that they stop at!

Grace's family arrive at Adelaide in South Australia.

Autumn Song

They drive past the grapevines in the Barossa Valley. The leaves on the vines are red and yellow because it is Autumn time.

Grace's family drive up to the Blue Mountains. They go for hikes in the bush and visit the Three Sisters - which are three big rocks in Katoomba. Can you count them?

Next, they keep driving down past the Australian Capital Territory to Mount Hotham where it snows! They go skiing.

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Grace's family continue driving around the Northern Territory. On the way to Darwin, they stop and help the drovers move the cattle.

Cattle is another word for cows. In Australia, people called drovers use horses and dogs to help them move cows from one place to another. 

Australian video horses and cattle

In a herd of cattle there are hundreds of cows. How many cows can you count on this page?

In Cairns it is very hot. The family spends lots of time in the water to cool down. They even go on a waterslide!

Fully6 Waterslides POV - WhiteWater World, Gold Coast, Australia - Point of View

In Surfers Paradise Grace goes fishing. The family catch lots of different fish off the jetty. Can you count how many yellow and brown fish there are? Can you point to the rainbow fish?

Next, the family starts driving down south to New South Wales.

In Sydney, they visit Bondi Beach. I wonder if they saw Wairoa School when they were there!

Grace's family's next stop on their holiday is at the Great Australian Bight.

The Great Australian Bight is this area of Australia. An easy way to remember is because it looks like something took a big bite out of Australia.

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Grace's family keep driving until they reach the bottom of Australia. They have to cross the Bass Strait by driving their car onto a a big red ferry that transports them across the sea. 

When they get off the ferry, they are in Tasmania!

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In Tasmania it rains a lot. Grace sings "Rain, Rain Go Away". Once it stops raining, they climb a big mountain called Cradle Mountain.

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