In 2020-2021 I was tasked, as an English Language Specialist working with the U.S. Dept. of State, with creating a student textbook and teacher support materials for the new Grade 7 English Curriculum in the country of Timor-Leste. 7th grade is the first formal year of English instruction in that small island nation on the eastern edge of the Indonesian archipelago. We created a character, Jacinta, a 12 year old Timorese girl, who helps illustrate and reinforce, through stories, the basic vocabulary and grammar structures of the text. While the text is still in development and trial (I return to Timor - Leste in December of 2022 to trial test it with teachers) I think you might find the stories and the associated activities useful. My illustrator, Nikki Waters, a Filipino-American artist based in the SF Bay Area, brought these characters to life. Her work can be found on Instagram as well as her website: Instagram /Web