Onion Tears 4

Hey Hey Boys and Girls


Your questions are


Nam-Huong describes seeing ghosts everywhere in the house. Who or what are the ghosts she is referring to?


Nam was so excited to have her bike and to ride it to school. Then the other kids teased her. They tried to make her angry. They tried to make her talk. 
Nam said "I wished I wasn't locked up inside.. I wish I could tell them what wild typhoons had blown away my beautiful day". 
What do you think she meant when Nam thought this?


Make sure you attempt both questions.

The Little Refugee 2

 Hello Boys and Girls  J

After finishing the podcast of Anh Do’s story, The Little Refugee, please:

a) Summarise the story of The Little Refugee using a minimum of three sentences.  Tip: read over your sentences to make sure that they make sense.

b) List one similarity and one difference between the texts The Little Refugee and Onion Tears, making sure you explain your answers.

The Little Refugee 1

Hello Boys and Girls J

Read the following questions carefully before answering them. You may need to look through the book to help you.

The Little Refugee by Anh Do and Suzanne Do tells a story of Anh Do’s journey from Vietnam after the Vietnam War. He and his family left their country by fishing boat. They experienced extreme heat, storms, hunger, thirst, attack, loneliness and fear before they reached Australia.

a) How might you feel if you were Anh Do? Refer to a part of the story read in podcast one and discuss how you would feel in this situation and why? For example: I would feel unsafe travelling on a boat from one country to another because I’m scared of water and cannot swim. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to the boat while I was at sea.

b) List 5 things that you would take with you if you had to leave Australia and never return. 

Onion Tears 2

Hello Boys and Girls.

Please read the following questions very carefully and answer them.
You can use the book to help you.

Nam-Huong cries onion tears. What are onion tears? Why do you think she can’t cry real tears?

What do you think happened to Nam-Huong’s birth family? (Use the picture on page 24 to help you.) Why do you think they don’t reply to her letters and the letters written by her new aunty in Australia?

Once you have finished posting on the blog please read silently.

Onion Tears

Hello boys and girls and welcome to our reading groups blog.

You have just listened to the podcast on Onion Tears by Dianna Kidd. I hope you have enjoyed the story so far.

Today you are going to make some text to self connections. Look at the questions below and post a response.

Aunty is not really Nam-Huong’s aunt. Do you have any ‘aunties’ and ‘uncles’ who are not related to you by birth?


Our names have meanings attached to them and these are often the reasons for the choice of name given to us. Do you know the meaning of your name? If not, try looking it up!