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JAZZPAW & RYNN

MISSION 1: Nuclear Nearth

AN ENGLISH WORKBOOK For senior primary school readers: 10 year old Rynn faces the biggest challenge of his life when a little alien recruits him to help on his mission: to prevent an event on earth that would lead to planetary disaster of galactic proportions. Their only weapons are the social media, Internet games and other web forums that are second home to Rynn and his friends. Will this be enough to beat the sinister beings that inhabit the dark parallel dimension of Nearth?

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CONTENTS OF YOUR WORKBOOK This workbook has been designed to test and encourage reading, speaking, comprehension as well as self-driven research. Focus is on the story behind the book but also on the subject matters the book incorporates including environmental issues, knowledge of our galaxy and the theme of connectivity! READING COMPREHENSION: Do you know what happens in the book storyline? Who are the main characters? What events take place? SCIENCE: Let’s explore some of the science that forms part of the story. We’ll also take a closer look at earth and the planets near us. PLANET IN CRISIS: What are the environmental issues facing planet earth and how much can we really make a difference? GRAMMAR: Jazzpaw & Rynn helps test our grammar, sentence construction and other English basics. WRITING & SPEAKING: Let’s do some related research that we can present in class. We’ll also focus on essays and creative writing.

ART & DRAMA: Time to be creative with exercises in art, drama and dance. LIGHT RELIEF: A few fun classroom activities based on the theme of the book.

For a brief storyline of Jazzpaw & Rynn Mission 1: Nuclear Nearth, turn to the last page of this workbook. Copyright Wendy K. Coetzee

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QUICK COMPREHENSION TEST Q1: What was the first thing that made you realise the dog that appeared at the security gate outside Rynn’s school was no normal dog?

Q4: How did Jazzpaw show the children what was really going on in their galaxy?

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Q2: What did Jazzpaw ask Rynn and his friends to do during their first meeting in the Drum Cave? ……………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………..

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Q5: Jazzpaw was worried that something really bad was already happening to earth. Was it the fact that: a) We are making too much mess with our rubbish? b) We have changed the balance of things and are starting to move towards an enormous black hole? c) We aren’t planting enough trees?

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Q3: Why do you think Jazzpaw specifically wanted Rynn to include girls in the group?

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FORMS OF ENERGY 1 Q1: Earth derives its energy from many sources, not all of them renewable. What does “renewable energy” mean?

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Q2: It is increasingly important to find alternative forms of energy. Write down as many renewable sources of energy that you can think of.

DI D YO U KN OW ? Coal supplies South Africa with around 77% of its energy needs. Coal is not a renewable source. In the near future, we need to find ways to increase our use of alternative forms of energy.

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Q3: ENERGY KNOWLEDGE GAME:

Wind farms are one form of alternative energy.

Ask your teacher’s permission to play a game on the Internet or do it at home. Find www.energyhog.org and play the “Energy hog buster training camp” game. It’s fun and teaches all sorts of important things about energy around the house. Jazzpaw snuck onto the computer and completed the course. Here is his certificate!

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FORMS OF ENERGY 2 Q1: Nuclear energy features strongly in the storyline of the book. Research “nuclear energy” and write down two things that are good about nuclear energy and two things that are potentially bad.

Q2: Name as many sources of non-renewable energy as you can think of. ………………………………………… ………………………………………… …………………………………………

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Q3: On page 51, Jazzpaw tells the children that earth is reaching a “TIPPING POINT”. Look up what “tipping point” means. Can you think of a different example in our everyday life?

DID YOU KN OW?

Around 6,5% of South Africa’s electricity comes from Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (pictured left). It is located in Cape Town, South Africa.

CLASS PROJECT: Q4: MAKE A SOLAR

1. Research on the Internet how to make a simple box solar oven. 2. Try and use only recycle material. 3. Keep a journal of your experiment. 4. If your oven doesn’t work, what can you change to make it work better? 5. How would this help people who live in homes without electricity? Here are some of websites to help you: www.Sciencebuddies.org www.solarcooking.org www.climatekids.nasa.gov

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WORD WISE

The following words are all used in the book. For each word give: (a) A DEFINITION (meaning) of the word (b) A SYNONYM for that word.

Q1: Intervention: (find it on page 20)

“Reserved” … continued (a) 2nd meaning ……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….

(a) …………………………………………………………. (b) A synonym ……………………………………… (b) ………………………………………………………… Q4: Displaced (find it on page 42) Q2: Celestial (find it on page 21) (a) ………………………………………………………… (a).……………………………………………………….. (b) …………………………………………………………. (b)………………………………………………………… Q5: Conspiratorially (look on page 45) Q3: Reserved (it is on page 27) This word has two very different meanings: (a) 1st meaning:…………………………………….

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Q6: Infiltrate (find it on page 62)

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THE THEME OF CONNECTIVITY One of the key themes of the book is that of “connectivity”. Connectivity can mean lots of different things. Use the following as references in the book and discuss in class how connectivity is a part of our everyday life on both a physical level and a nonphysical level. Page 85: A physical connection can cause an explosion. How does this happen? Page 99: A modern form of connectivity is the Internet. What about cell phones? Consider also multiplayer games where everyone plays live via the Internet? What does this connectivity say about our world? Page 115: Discuss the connections between planet earth and the other planets in our galaxy. HOW are we connected? Page 124: Persuading the schools to connect and sign up for the website Page 223: What sort of special connection lies between Rynn and Jazzpaw?

Here are three different projects for you and your class to do that will allow you to explore the theme of “connectivity”.

PROJECT 1: ART How did people connect with each other and communicate before the Internet was invented? How would life have been with no websites, no cell phones, no email and certainly no text messaging?! Design a poster showing “The Evolution of Human Communication”. Show communication and connectivity as it (a) used to be, (b) as it is now and (c) as you think it might be in the future. Combine what you know (facts) with what is possible (use your imagination).

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THE THEME OF CONNECTIVITY contd… PROJECT 2: PERFORMING ARTS: The feeling of being connected to something or someone is important to most human beings. Turn this thought into a performing art piece. Choose whatever medium best expresses your feelings about connectivity. Here are some ideas:

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Create a dance

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Choose and play a piece of music that you think best conveys connectivity.

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Write and perform a skit or drama piece that presents an interpretation of the theme.

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PROJECT 3: ORAL PRESENTATION: Pick one aspect of connectivity and prepare an oral on how that connectivity plays a role in your life. You could pick something physical (such as the Internet) or something not physical (such as a relationship between you and your dog or between you and a member of your family or a friend). Answer the questions:

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Why is this connection important?

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What would your life be like if this wasn’t possible?

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WORD WISE

The following words are all used in the book. For each word give: (a) A DEFINITION (meaning) of the word (b) A SYNONYM for that word.

Q1: Skeptically (look on page 53) (a) ……………………………………………………….

Q5: Presiding (page 70) (a) ………………………………………………………. (b) …………………………………………………………

(b) ………………………………………………………… Q6: Incongruously (page 80) (a) ……………………………………………………….

Q2: Incoherent (page 58) (a) ……………………………………………………….

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(b) ………………………………………………………… Q7: Dimension (find it on page 81) Q3: Protocol (find it on page 59) (a) ……………………………………………………….

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(b) ………………………………………………………… Q8: Magnitude (look on page 85) Q4: Credentials (look on page 65) (a) ……………………………………………………….

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THINKING BEYOND THE WORDS Q1: Where is Koeberg Power Station located? Underline the right answer:

c) On a river?

Q4: Peet said he said he could customise the KidzSerious website for other schools. (Page 126) Look up the word customise in your dictionary. What did Peet mean when he said he would customise the websites?

d) On top of a mountain?

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a) In a desert area? b) Alongside the ocean?

Q2: Why is this choice of location ideal for the nuclear energy process? (You might need to research this!) ……………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………..

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Q5: “ Viral market is a remarkable phenomenon.” Who said this? (Page 118). What do you understand “viral marketing” to mean? (You might need to look this up).

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Q3: What did Rynn mean when he said observed something as being ironic? What was specifically ironic? Refer to page 111. You can use your dictionary.

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Q6: Jazzpaw said “We’ve officially gone global”. (Page 236) What does this expression mean? How does it relate to the question above about viral marketing? …………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………..

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The following words are all used in the book. For each word give: (a) A DEFINITION (meaning) of the word

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(b) A SYNONYM for that word.

Q5: Vulnerable (look on page 142) Q1: Dubiously (find it on page 90) (a) ………………………………………………………. (b) ………………………………………………………. Q2: Feigning (look on page 91)

(a) ………………………………………………………. (b) ………………………………………………………. Q6: Resonate: (find it on page 151) (a) ……………………………………………………….

(a) ………………………………………………………. (b) ………………………………………………………. Q3: Relinquished (find it on page 92) (a) ………………………………………………………. (b) ……………………………………………………….

(b) ………………………………………………………. Q7: Tentatively (page 161) (a) ………………………………………………………. (b) ………………………………………………………. Q8: Incongruously (look on page 180) (a) ……………………………………………………….

Q4: Vetoed (page 185) (a) ……………………………………………………….

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ANIMALS ON OUR PLANET Q1: Our little alien chose a dog form as his disguise. Why do you think that was a good choice? ………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………..

Q4: GROUP EXERCISE: The animals on our planet are either domestic or wild. A dog is just one example of a domestic animal. Name as many domestic animals as you can think of. Get your teacher to make this a fun “stop the clock” exercise. Hint: What would you find in a home? What would you find on a farm?

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Q2: Think of another disguise that the alien could have chosen that would have worked just as well.

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Q3: GET WRITING!

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Write a well-structured “debate” essay about the advantages and disadvantages of being a domestic animal in today’s world. Here are some questions to help you: •

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Would domestic animals still be on this planet if they had not been domesticated? What would happen if a domestic animal was left in the wild? Do you think we should keep a wild animal or bird as a domestic pet? Do you think zoos are a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.

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Q5: GET PAINTING! On page 157 & 158 we meet Jazzpaw’s pet Doodlebug. Read the description and draw or paint how you think he looks.

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RESEARCH, THINK, WRITE Q1: What do you think would have happened to South Africa if the Brogens had been successful in blowing up Koeberg Power Station? Research more about nuclear power stations before answering this question. To help you, put the words “Fukushima” and “Chernobyl” into the web search engine. The search will lead you to two real-life events involving nuclear power stations.

Q3: In the book, Jazzpaw comes from Zabadak. It’s real – but it’s not a planet! What is it?

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Q5: What does “NASA” mean? Refer page 46.

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Q2: Rynn and his friends live in Cape Town, South Africa. Look it up on a map and find

Q6: CREATIVE WRITING Jazzpaw took Rynn to his home on Zabadak. Read Chapter 16. Create your own fantasy home somewhere on another planet Write a descriptive essay taking the reader on a journey to visit your fantasy home. Some ideas to help you: • • • •

Name your planet. What does it looks like? What does it feel like? What do the inhabitants look like? What do you look like?

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SOCIAL MEDIA – A GROUP PROJECT TO DO IN CLASS “Social media” refers to the way people use e-mail, text messaging on cell phones, social websites such as Facebook, Twitter and other digital media in order to communicate with each other. Your parent’s generation would have grown up without any of these. Communication would have been dependent on people being in the same room or on the writing and posting of letters. Jazzpaw and Rynn used social media to reach the kids of the world. (Refer to pages 96, 98 and 243). Divide into groups. Pretend you have “something big” that requires communication with other children around the world. • Identify what your message is. • Give the idea or project a name. • Now answer the following: 1. Which social media will work best for us are: (be sure you know why!)

2. What activities would you do for each different form of social media. Be creative. Have fun with your ideas. Think beyond the obvious! ………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………… …………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………

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WORD WISE Here are some more words that are used in the book. For each word give: (a) A DEFINITION (meaning) of the word (b) A SYNONYM for that word.

Q1: Apprehension (find it on page 189)

ADVERBS: Q5: Identify 3 adverbs used on page 133. Write them down. Now come up with 3 alternative adverbs you could use instead that would still make sense. The adverbs are:

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Q2: Inevitable (on page 205)

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(b) ………………………………………………………. 2. ………………………………………………………….. Q3: Anticipation (page 212) 3. ………………………………………………………… (a) ……………………………………………………….

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(b) ………………………………………………………. Q4: Inexplicable (look on page 265) (a) ……………………………………………………….

Q6: What are “coordinates”? They are mentioned on pages 272, 273 and 278. Jazzpaw keeps saying that the numbers are “not a code”. So what are co-ordinates. Can you find the coordinates of Cape Town? What about the

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TAKE ACTION! – Let’s Do a Business Planning Session On Jazzpaw’s request, Rynn and his friends signed up for their school “Green Club” that focused on environmental matters. Jazzpaw needed them to join as a cover for the big mission but he also wanted them to become aware of what was happening on their own part of the planet.

DO A BUSINESS PLAN: A good approach to any business plan is to list things under “WHY?”, “WHAT?”, “WHEN”, “WHO?” and “HOW”. MATERIALS YOUR TEACHER WILL NEED: Large flipchart paper or board, small pieces of paper (preferably sticky) so you can stick them up onto the charts as you work, thick felt-tip pens.

1. As a group, discuss what kind of club you could invent that would make a difference to our planet, or just to your own part of that planet. It could focus on one issue or a few different issues. This is the “WHY”. 2. Each one of you write down three important objectives you want for your club. Have your teacher read them all out loud. Group them into similar subjects as you go. By linking and grouping the ideas, you should be able to whittle them down into three or four broad objectives. This is “WHAT”.

4. Divide into small teams. Discuss and write down as many creative and practical ideas of what your new club can do. There is no such thing as a silly or wrong idea! 5. Appoint one person to share your team’s ideas with the whole class. 6. Agree as a class which ideas to turn into action. This is all about “HOW”. 7. You’ll probably need some help from teachers, parents, other adults or even organisations. Write those down. The “WHO”. 8. Now write up some sensible deadlines for the first round of activities and agree on who is going to do what. This is “WHEN” and some more “WHO”. 9. Now get out there and do it! Well done! You have just experienced a real-life business planning session! Remember the WHY-WHAT-WHENWHO-HOW thinking for future projects. It helps you to plan! Don’t forget to write to Jazzpaw and Rynn at www.kidzSerious.com and share what you are doing!

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PLOT SUMMARY: A PUZZLE TO DO! The following two pages contains a list of facts and statements about the book plot. Read them all. Now put them in order as they took place in the book. You might need to ask your teacher to make photocopies of the pages first. The number of kids signed up onto kidzSerious.com reaches 5 000.

1 one done for you! A strange looking dog meets Rynn outside the school and TALKS to him. Rynn introduces his close friends Jarit and Niklis to Jazzpaw.

Jazzpaw pretends that Rynn’s mom has run him over so he can stay in Rynn’s house. Jazzpaw uses a hologram technique to show all of Rynn’s friends just how much trouble earth and the planets around earth, is in. Rynn, his family and some of his friends experience what they think is an earth tremor.

The Brogens capture Rynn in a dimension trap. He finds he is in Nearth. All the parents and kids are brought together for a presentation by the school. The main subject is the worry about the local nuclear power station. The number of kids signed up onto kidzSerious.com reaches 36 000. Rynn breaks free of Nearth with the help of some chocolate! Jarit gets cross and declares the whole mission to be “lame”. Jazzpaw responds with an angry display of extraterrestrial power.

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PLOT SUMMARY PUZZLE Write the sequence numbers into the empty space at the front of the arrow. When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re done, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a summary of the whole book! Jazzpaw creates www.kidzSerious.com for Rynn.

Rynn is given a strange code by his PC.

Rynn and his friends lead a battle to log onto the coordinates Jazzpaw has sent out in order to stop the Brogens.

Jazzpaw returns to Rynn and his family, ready for the next mission.

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station looks as though it is in danger of blowing up.

The number of kids signed up onto kidzSerious.com reaches 5.

The number of kids signed up onto kidzSerious.com reaches 1 000 000. The Brogens pull back from their plan to blow up Koeberg Power Station.

Rynn thinks Jazzpaw has returned to Zabadak for good.

The number of kids signed up onto kidzSerious.com reaches 365. Jazzpaw takes Rynn to his home in Zabadak where he meets his pet Doodlebug.

The number of kids signed up onto kidzSerious.com reaches 2 000.

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37 words!

MISSING WORDS MATRIX

Look carefully at the matrix maze below and find the words listed at the bottom of this page. The words appear vertically, horizontally, diagonally, forwards and backwards! Cross the words off the list as you find them! S T G A L A X Y C F L D Q Q Z T G R E E N C L U B

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JAZZPAW, RYNN, JARIT, EARTH, NEARTH, HOLOGRAM, BROGENS, CHOCOLATE, DOODLEBUG, NIKLIS, MIKKA, CHELTENHURST, KIDZSERIOUS, CAMLIS, JOWILL, METEORITE, BLACKHOLE, ZABADAK, MISSION, DIMENSION, KOEBERG, GREENCLUB, DRUMCAVE, DOOLEY, PEET, SPACESHIP, HUGO, NUCLEAR, CAPETOWN, COORDINATES, LOJON, WEBSITE, SOLARSYSTEM, GALAXY, NASA, ENERGY, INTERNET Copyright Wendy K. Coetzee

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MORE ON THE THEME OF CONNECTIVITY Q1: “TRAPPED”! In chapters 19 and 20, we read how Rynn is trapped by the evil Brogens in a “dimension trap”. Read the pages again and find 5 adjectives that make you realise how scary it was for Rynn. Remember we are looking for words that make you feel like you know how disconnected and frightened he was feeling.

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Q2: STORY WRITING! Rynn was always “connected” to his friends. When he was held captive in the dimension trap by the Brogens, it was quite the opposite. He could not communicate with anybody. He was very much alone. No matter how hard he tried to shout at everybody he could see, nobody noticed him. He was completely disconnected. In real life, there are many children who might feel trapped by something or someone. Can you imagine what it would feel like to be held captive in a place where you can’t reach your family or friends? Where you are completely disconnected? Write an essay called “Trapped”. Use your imagination. It can be any sort of situation where you or your characters find themselves trapped. Be sure to describe what it feels like in your story.

Q3: Adjectives and descriptive words go a long way to making a reader feel what is happening in the storyline. Now it’s your turn to write! Look at the following sentences and think of an adjective that suggests a certain mood or emotion. 1) I screamed as I fell into the ……………………….…. well. 2) I ran forward, feeling the …………………….… wind beating against my face. 3) I could see my friend standing in the middle of the …………………………… crowd. 4) The ……………………………………. animal was getting closer and closer to me. 5) Shaking, I looked down at all the …………………………………… faces. Copyright Wendy K. Coetzee

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MISSION 1: Nuclear Nearth

Jazzpaw & Rynn: The Book, The Series QUICK STORYLINE: JAZZPAW & RYNN MISSION 1: NUCLEAR NEARTH Rynn is just a regular boy in Grade 5. Then one day, something happened that changed his life and the way he saw his planet dramatically. That “something” arrived in the form of a funny-looking dog called Jazzpaw. Suddenly Rynn needed all of his friends and a whole lot of kids beyond that, when he found himself unexpectedly recruited for a mission of galactic importance under the leadership of a little alien who didn’t quite fit the mould of acceptable extraterrestrial visitors.

AUTHOR’S MESSAGE TO YOU! What do you think Jazzpaw and Rynn should take on as their next mission? It has to be something that the “kidzSerious” of today find important. It has to be an issue connected to the way we live our lives here on earth. It could be about something we need to stop or something we need to do more of. What do YOU think is important enough for Rynn and his friends to take on as a mission? What do YOU think would have so much impact on the rest of our galaxy that a worried little alien (disguised as a silly looking dog) feels the need to come to earth in order to help sort things out … before its too late? I would love to hear your ideas and opinions! Please email me on wkcoetzee@gmail.com. Or send me your ideas via the KidzSerious website on www.kidzSerious.com. Thank you for reading Jazzpaw and Rynn!

Wendy K Coetzee

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