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Picture book
Exploring the sounds of the Māori alphabet with bright and bold images your child will love.
"As with the first two books, Te whānau moana and Te whānau pamu, Te whānau weriweri engages tamariki in story telling through rhyming in te reo. Tamariki will meet a host of fun, creepy crawly characters from Aotearoa and enjoy beautiful illustrations...
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Star dreaming is a book inspired by the stars of Matariki. In art and writing, young people from Sylvia Park School in Auckland share stories of family, of special places, of proud moments, of loved ones passed, and dreams for the future." --Back co...
"A book for even the littlest fishermen. Explore the common fish of New Zealand with their Māori names and a catchy rhyme."--Publisher's description.
"A young boy learns about the customs around celebrating Matariki from his grandfather. They watch the stars from the top of a mountain, prepare their offering of food for the gods, and the boy learns about Te Waka o Rangi and the tradition of calling...
"He tipua a Tāwhaki, he māia, he tangata whai pūkenga, whai kaha hoki me tōna mīharo hoki. I ora mai anō a ia i tana patunga e ōna taokete. Ka pā ōna ringa ki ngā whatu o tōna kuia kāpō, ka kita anō ia. Ka piki ia i nga rangi tūhākā ki te rapu i tana...
"Me kimi ko wai e tākaro ana ki runga i te retireti, i te tārere, i te pae piki i runga aha anō i tēnei pukapuka papa whakamīharo mō tētahi toronga ki te papatākaro. He pukapuka māmā, pātai atu, whakahoki mai tōna hanga hei hoatu i kupu hou me ngā r...
Nanny Mihi's grandchildren excitedly visit her every school holidays. Only this time they arrive with colds ... Nanny takes the kids around her forest and garden, showing them plants that can make them feel better. They find kawakawa and make tea, manuka...
"This is a story of a taniwha that lives beside a track between villages and menaces travellers and the surrounding iwi. When a chief's son is taken by the taniwha, Te Hiakai, the people devise many plans to trap and kill the taniwha, but each time Te...
"This is the Māori language edition of Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea. On a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old one-legged Charlie and his brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi - a mermaid - washed up on a beach. An ancient grudge between the...
"It's the holidays, and Awatea is staying with his grandparents at the beach. He's got lots of time and freedom to explore, visit the tree hut and have adventures with Carrot, the talking parrot. Awatea catches fish, cooks over a campfire and spends a...
"This is the Māori language edition of Te Hiakai Tangata: The Taniwha of Tuarā-rangaia. A taniwha that lives beside a track between villages menaces travellers and the surrounding iwi. When a chief's son is taken by the taniwha, Te Hiakai, the people...
"Awatea is staying in the country with his grandparents and uncles - next door to Mrs Carol's house, said to be haunted. Awatea's uncles challenge him to spend a night there, but can he do it? Meantime, they go to stay at the beach, where he meets the...
"When Whetu's mother takes a job at a magician's house and farm, Whetū becomes the animal keeper, looking after some unusual animals and the magician's stage assistant - a troublesome white rabbit called Errant. Errant's been playing around with magic...
"Recalls the miraculous life of Tāwhaki. Similar to Māui, Tāwhaki was a demigod who possessed mighty powers. Tāwhaki almost died at the hands of his brothers-in-law but was found by his wife Hine-piripiri and revived. This near-death experience revea...
A bilingual book of Te Reo Māori and English words.
Each page has a picture of a number of objects and the corresponding numeral for very young children.
Introduces the Māori words for different kinds of animals.
Audio CD
A retelling of 13 traditional Māori myths and legends. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
"E kimi ana a Te Kokorangi i etahi pia hou tokowha hei ako i nga korero o Matariki me te maramataka. Kowhiria ana etahi tama tokotoru, me tetahi kotiro, he pani, ko Aria te ingoa. Tohe ana a Aria kia haere ano ko tana kuri haunga i tona taha. Ka ahua...
"The Matariki cluster (or Pleiades) is known by many different names and is seen and celebrated by many cultures around the world. This ... illustrated book features 21 stories: 9 of which highlight the Māori Matariki stars, while the others reference...
"How do you describe colour to someone who is blind? Isaac and Luke are friends. Luke is blind and believes that he doesn't need colours in his life. Isaac can't imagine a world without colour and decides to teach his friend about them. Because Luke is...
"The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys and an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and ...
"How can we celebrate Matariki? Let's look to the stars! Maumaharatia - Remembering our past. Tiakina te taio - Caring for our environment. Te whakawhanaungatanga - Connecting with our people. Me pēhea tātou e whakanui i a Matariki? Tirohia ngā whetū...
Ngā Tamariki (children) are natural Yogis. This book introduces yoga practice and philosphy for young children with a te reo Māori twist."--Back cover.
"This is the Māori language edition of My Mum is Queen of the Road. Ari and Isabella play with trucks and diggers, making roads in a sandpit. Ari tells Isabella that his mother is a roadworker who works the Stop/Go sign and is called Queen of the Roa...
"A delightful book about a young learner riding a pony at her kura. Saddle up and come along on an adventurous ride. The book is filled with fun, new Māori vocabulary, phrases and English translations (glossary)."--www.wheelers.co.nz
A song about Puanga and Matariki. Matariki is a star cluster and Puanga is a star in the sky too. According to some tribes Puanga is a sign of the start of the new year.
"This book is about morning routines. It is the first book in our series that brings a previously written song to life in a book"--Page 2.
"This is the Māori language edition of The Cats of Pāia Street. This story takes a sneak peek at the hidden lives and adventures of cats Brucie and Naki, and little dog Wolfie. Brucie is glamorous, sassy and a martial arts expert. Wolfie is crazy about...
Our rongoā marā (our medicine garden) is about children and their school planting a medicine garden and learning to respect other cultures. The children are introduced to traditional Maori cultural beliefs of rongoā. Rongoā marā is the traditional he...
"This book story shows how young learners can become kaitiaki (guardians) and help protect the children of Tāne Māhuta. The book is filled with fun information, plenty of new Maori vocabulary, phrases, English translations (glossary) and interactive ...
"This picture book story shows how young learners can become kaitaki (caretakers) to keeping their environment clean, safe and a happier place. It highlights the effort of young learners to protect sand dunes on the beaches near their school. The book...
When the whales swim up and down the coast, they disturb the pipi and the mussels with the big waves they create. The pipi and the mussels decide to talk to the whales but end up fleeing, with the pipi digging down into the sand to escape, and the mu...
"An interactive book with great visual pictures to compliment place-based learning at the beach. Few things are as good for mental wellness as going outside and learning to use our senses.The book turns walking to the beach into an interactive, playf...
A fun resource for children to learn Māori vocabulary throughout the day at school during different settings. This fantastic picture book will inspire tamariki to use more Māori language in the classroom, at home or anywhere. It includes plenty of new...
"Kua pāpōuri a tahi tuatara. Nā konā, ka whakapau kaha a Roger Ruru ki te manamanahau a ia, auare ake. Kātahi ka rongo nga hoa takirua ne i tētahi auē tūmekemeke. Kua raruraru e wai? Ka ahatia e Tahi rāua ko Roger?"--Publisher's description.
"Told through the eyes of a preschooler big sister, this charming picture book empowers older children and siblings by showing them that they have very important roles to play at home and in the classroom. It includes plenty of new Maori vocabulary, ...
"Children learn that sorting recycling and giving new life to old things is not only good for the environment. It is a whole lot of fun, too! It includes plenty of new Maori vocabulary, phrases and English translations (glossary)"-- Publisher descrip...
"A great story book resource that supports Te ao Maori. The book provides great examples of how kaiako and tamariki may recognize Te ao Maori principles using Maui as a mentor. The book highlights everyday examples of a child seeing Maui as an example...
"Told through the eyes of a preschooler big brother, this charming picture book empowers older children and siblings by showing them that they have very important roles to play in the classroom. It includes plenty of new Maori vocabulary, phrases and...
A fun picture book for preschoolers and Primary junior classes exploring what Matariki was in a traditional sense so it can be understood and celebrated in contemporary society. It includes plenty of new vocabulary and will encourage tamariki, kaiako...
"A fun interactive picture book for bush/forest excursions and place-based learning. Few things are as good for mental wellness as going outside and learning to use our senses. The book turns exploring the bush into an interactive, playful, learning ...
"Find a partner get in your waka and row, row, row. A New Zealand adaptation of Row, row, row your boat"--Back cover.
"Geoffrey Fuller has painted ... illustrations to accompany his rhyming text about birds commonly found in New Zealand. The 20 featured birds include the popular kea, tūi and kiwi as well as less celebrated birds such as the mallard, pied stilt and.....
"Stan Walker is one of Aotearoa's most famous singers. But nothing ever came easy for Stan. What were the chances of success for a kid whose parents had both been in jail? Whose world had been filled with drugs and violence and things no kid should even...
"Following on from the success of Raumati: My Words of Summer: What do you see, hear, feel, smell and taste in winter? All the chilly words that describe winter in Aotearoa New Zealand. A wonderful way to encourage building the vocabulary of young re...
"Amorangi and Millie lost their mum. Their only clue to her whereabouts is a carving on a tree that says, I'm in the past! Rescue me! To do this, Amorangi and Millie must travel up every branch of their family tree and collect an object from each ancestor...
"Contains illustrations for over 1400 of the most common words used in daily life. Illustrated by two up-and-coming Maori artists, The Maori Picture Dictionary / Te Papakupu Whakaahua has a sense of fun. Many words are clarified in short sentences in...
Fictional story of Waihiko, the god of electricity who is responsible for the digital world today.
After the cow, the pig and the duck have rolled in the mud Mrs Wishy-washy puts each in the tub and scrubs them clean.
Broo, a young Bryde's Whale is searching for food but it's getting harder and harder to find. ... [A] tale that addresses the challenges faced by marine life in the Hauraki Gulf, ... reminding us of the importance of the conservation of our whole mar...
"Tamati and his little sister, Aria, are playing on the beach when Aria hurts herself and can't stop crying. Te Wheke, an octopus, hears her and says he can help. But he tricks Tamati by throwing him a gold coin and a shiny pearl, and while both Tamati's...
Lucas has a car, he drives it very fast, he drives it round and round, coming first and never last. Will thrill-seeking, speed king, Lucas, resist the temptation, or will he drive his car down the stairs? -- Back cover.
"Have you seen a big storm? Storms can bring all kinds of bad weather, like floods, avalanches and hailstorms. What else? They can do damage to trees and buildings. People have to stay inside when there is a bad storm."--Publisher's description.
"Diverse, inclusive and modern nursery rhymes co-created with our tamariki for 2021 and beyond. The book re-imagines outdated, traditional rhymes into fun and playful celebrations of everything that is Aotearoa. Rhymes for all tamariki - no matter th...
"The boy in this story is always busy riding on all sorts of things. He likes to go very fast, and his big sister gets worried. She thinks he will crash!"--Publisher's description.
"Have you ever seen big balloons taking people for a ride? Look at these hot air balloons flying up in the sky. The look like all kinds of different things."--Publisher's description.
"Can you count all the parts of your body? How many fingernails have you got? How many knuckles are on your hands? What are the parts of your body called?"--Publisher's description.
"This robot came to visit the young boy. The robot had never been outside before. He saw things that he had never ever seen. He asked lots of questions about the weather. Can you read his questions with the robot's voice?"--Publisher's description.
"When we make new roads, we need machines to help us. When we build new schools and houses, we need machines. They do work that is too hard for us. Some machines help to load ships and lift heavy things. Some machines move earth and rocks."--Publishe...
"Do you know about things that are under the ground? People who have been exploring have found valuable things like diamonds and silver. Explorers have found useful things like oil under the ground. What else?"--Publisher's description.
"How old are you? Do you know someone who is very old? Who is very young? How old are your friends? How old are the other people in your family? How old will you be when you have your next birthday? "--Publisher's description.
"Do you like blowing up balloons? What happens if you blow too much? Look at all the different balloons. What will the children do with so many balloons?"--Publisher's description.
"A volcano is a mountain that erupts - it explodes! Hot, melted rock called lava blows out of the top. It runs down the side of the mountain. The volcano shoots out steam and smoke and ash. It is dangerous for people and animals. Hot lava can cover farms...
"Big changes are coming for the indigenous people o Aotearoa New Zealand. Whalers and sealers, followed by more and more settlers, are arriving in the land. Māori are quick to see opportunities for trade, but there are problems. Europeans want land and...
"People have different kinds of hair. What is your hair like? Is it straight or curly? What kind of hair do your friends have?"--Publisher's description.
Learn how to make fruit kebabs from scratch.
"What work would you like to do when you grow up? You could learn how to be a firefighter or a diver. You might like to be a vet or an acrobat. What would you like to be?"--Publisher's description.
"Poor Charlie saw his boat sail away across the lake. It went into a little stream. Then it went into a bigger stream. Then it went into a little river. Little rivers get bigger as they go along, and big rivers go into the sea. What do you think happened...
A young boy discovers that he is not the only one to have a shadow.
"It is fun to grow a garden with flowers or vegetables. You can make a garden at home or at school. What will you do first? What tools will you need?"--Publisher's description.
"We like pockets on our clothes. Have you got a pocket? What is in it? What else do we put in our pockets? What do adults pub it their pockets?"--Publisher's description.
The story of Ngā Uru Tarata O Huatau, a grove of lemonwood trees, significant to Ngāti Te Awa.
A description of Uenuku, the rainbow god Ngāti Te Awa, ko Mātukūtureia and other landmarks of the Manukau Harbour.
A description of Kaiwhare, orca and principal kaitiaki to Ngāti Te Awa. .
A description of Tamapahore, his ancestors, including Huakaiwaka and Huatau, Mātukūtureia and other landmarks of the Manukau Harbour. This publication is part of a series of books and a compact disc telling the stories of Ngāti Te Awa which include b...
A description of the kāeaea (also known as the karearea), the New Zealand falcon, guardian of Ngāti Te Awa. This is part of a series of books and a compact disc telling the stories of Ngāti Te Awa which include books, waiata, haka and art. It was ori...
"Hine and her brother, Hōhepa, unwittingly step through a portal into an ancient realm inhabited by Māori deities, Kea bird tribes, patupaiarehe (fairy people), moa and giant eagles. This world is in turmoil as evil sorcerer Kae has built a cursed army...
"Pūkeko, Kiwi and Hoiho want to fly very high. Join them as they blast off to explore the nine stars of Matariki"--Back cover.
"Designed to help focus and calm your baby, this book of New Zealand birds creates the perfect opportunity for bonding, cuddles and story time"--Back cover.
"Out in the moana, underneath the sparkling sun, lived a mother sea lion and her little pup one ... A playful retelling of the much-loved traditional story, Over in the Meadow. This companion title to Morrison's Down in the Forest features fascinating...
"A day with grandad showing ... the bond between grandfather and child: a small hand in a big one, big gumboots and little, some food, stories and a snooze to finish"--Publisher's website.
"Who's best at weaving, the kuia or the spider? They decide to ask their grandchildren"--Publisher information.
"Story about a magical eel that presents cultural treasures to a group of Māori, Pasifika and Pākehā children, who then use their gifts to enrich their neighbourhood... It celebrates diverse cultural heritage and the role of music and dance in bringing...
"It's national kapa haka competition time again, and this Māori performing arts festival is a big event! It needs planning, tactics and dedication - and that's just for the people watching! Nan's a hardcore kapa haka follower, and she shows her mokopuna...
"Kotuku notices her grandfather is becoming forgetful. He hides things around the house. He has trouble walking and talking. Why is Koro sick? Step by step Kotuku and her whānau learn about dementia and help Koro and each other to adjust to the changes...
"The story is about Maisie who wants to grow a tomato plant, but when it doesn’t thrive, she turns to her neighbour who introduces Maisie to the secret of good gardening."--Author's website.
Moa is munching melons in the moonlight, Laughing Owl hoots happily, Huia are eating grubs in the hibiscus tree ... and thats just the start as creatures that have disappeared from modern Aotearoa reappear and have fun in the night. On the heels of Theres...
"From Santa (Ko Hana Koko) to Christmas Tree (Rakau Kirihimete), decorations (He Whakarakei) to dessert (He purini), come explore Christmas"--Publisher's website.
"Favourite and familiar songs with a Kiwi twist ... now in one bumper hardback compendium"--Publisher information.
"Whetu is about to start school, and no one is happy. Not the chicken. Not the bull. Especially not Ramses the golden ram, who disappears. Tori the Cat guides Whetu on a rescue mission. They travel by starbeams to zany worlds and end up on a planet run...
"Before the beginning there was nothing. No sound, no air, no colour: nothing. TE KORE, NOTHING. No one knows how long this nothing lasted because there was no time. However, in this great nothing there was a sense of waiting. Something was about to ...
"Sit along side your little one and share the delights as you meet Ernest and his friends... before being introduced to someone special in this delightful children’s picture book. At the end of the book, there displays a page of insects - to be found...
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