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Junior picture book, Maori version of "Ngatai Remembers". Ministry of Education Participation Series. Ngatai's family moves from Rotorua to Auckland. Although he makes new friends at kohanga reo, he still misses many things and people in Rotorua. He is excited when he goes back to Rotorua for Christmas. His koro has a special gift for Ngatai that will help him remember Rotorua when he returns to Auckland.

This beautiful book aims to encourage Maori language for learners of all ages. Children will love the bright, colourful illustrations.

Beautifully illustrated.

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Maori Edition of "Three Little Pigs"

This series of photographic first word vocabulary books is designed for early childhood and junior level at primary school.

Out of print, advised July 2008. A new collection of traditional Maori legends illustrated in Warren Pohatu's distinctive style. Maori edition

This picture book is about cousins' holidays in a rural Maori community having adventures and fun together - playing in the bush, riding horses, fishing, eeling and swimming at the beach. During the holiday, a death leads to a rahui being placed on the beach. After a year, the rahui is lifted, and they return to the beach full of life and with their cousin in their hearts. The feeling of the book is joyous and wistful, and the illustrations richly evoke the atmosphere of the setting and people.

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When Tangiwai and the other tamariki go to visit a farm, they worry that the animals might find the lunches in their bags, but Koro has everything under control. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Maori text, reading age 6-9 years. When a family moves onto a farm they discover that there is a battlefield on the property. At first, the children play in the overgrown rifle pits and trenches, but gradually they begin to wonder what really happened there. This is a story about a girl who discovers that she may have ancestors who fought on both sides during the colonial land wars. What were those wars really like - and what does it mean to be of such mixed ancestry? The book finishes with a page of information about the New Zealand Land Wars.

Grandpa's Shorts (Maori Edition)

This series of photographic, bilingual first word vocabulary books is designed for early childhood and junior level at primary school. The series allows young children to participate in both official languages of New Zealand through access to visually exciting and superbly produced resources, as well as encouraging them to learn more about Maori language and culture. An enunciation page in each bilingual edition gives guidelines to educators and parents and specially designed kowhaiwhai patterns border each photograph. Featured wor... read more

2002 NZPost Children's Book Awards finalist, Picture Book section. Illustrated by Anton Petrov.