Young talented writer

Joshua Meads lives in Auckland, New Zealand. He is 8 years old and attends Summerland Primary School in Henderson.
In a class assignment on Explanation Writing, his article on "Tsunami" was selected for publication in the 28th August 09 edition of the School's Newsletter and earned him a "star" at the Principal's office.

I proudly reproduce his writing..

Tsunami

A tsunami is a massive wave that races from the middle of the ocean to the nearest patch of land. They are so big, they can destroy whole cities. The word 'tsunami' is Japanese.

A tsunami can happen for 3 reasons:
1. A huge hurrican out at seas or in the ocean
2. an underwater earthquake
3. An underwater volcano erupts

The biggest tsunami normally happen when there is an underwater volcanic eruption and an underwater earthquake. When an underwater volcano erupts, the ground underneath it starts to shake. That's when the earthquake starts. The earthquake is so fierce that the sea bed gets a short crack in it. All the water then rushes to fill the gap.

Meanwhile, the volcano starts to shake even harder, then, BANG! it erupts! The force is so hard that it can make a huge wave (A tsunami).

As the water is still filling the gap, at the surface a huge wave is formed. Then, at that very moment, another wave is formed as well and zooms toward the first one, this wave was created by the volcano. Now the wave is about 30 meter tall! It now reces towards the nearest patch of land. When it reaches land, amsller wave hits the beach first. Then, a few minutes later, the tsunami hits, destroying the city and killing thousands of people and livestock.

If you know a tsunami is coming, get to high ground quickly. But remember: nature is peace and disaster.

Joshua calls me "Y Kung". He makes me proud.