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Ariana Treasure
loves helping her friends and Maya definitely needs her help. There’s a talent
show at school, but Maya thinks she has no talent. To add to Maya’s dilemma,
she is desperate to impress her grandfather who is visiting all the way from
Sri Lanka. Can Ariana help Maya discover her special talent before show day?
Afterall Ariana knows we all have talents.
In the Ariana
Treasure early reader series there are always problems to solve and fun to be
had.
Ariana often saves
the day with her quick thinking and thoughtful spirit. The stories explore
friendship, families, courage, diversity and sustainability. With simple
sentence structures, accessible vocabulary, familiar characters and relatable
storylines, the stories in the Ariana Treasure series would suit eager beginner
readers. Whether it be making new friends, saving a kitchen disaster or finding
an act for the talent show, Ariana is ever ready to step up and help those in
her community.
About the author
Jacqueline de
Rose-Ahern is an international award-winning author. Jacqueline was the
recipient of the ACT Writers Centre 2017 Anne Edgeworth Fellowship. Her books
have been recognised for a number of awards within Australia and
internationally, including winning the travel category of the 2020 American
Book Excellence Awards and being shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia
Book of the Year Awards in 2017 and 2019. Jacqueline regularly contributes to a
variety of online platforms and has appeared at several literary events,
including the Canberra Writers Festival, the Goulburn Reader Writer Festival,
and the NSW Kids & YA Festival. She holds a Masters in International
Development and works in international affairs.
Summary
Ariana’s friend Maya’s Seeya is in town from Sri Lanka and Maya is entering the school talent show to impress him. The only thing is… she has no talent. Ariana and the Treasure Chest help Maya decide on a dance routine with some new shoes. The day of the talent show, Maya forgets her lucky shoes and instead performs the dance her Seeya taught her.
