Picture book
A picture puzzle book where one animal is hiding on each page. Introduces simple sentences, counting, colours, recognising emotion, and the names of animals.
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'E kore e monehunehu te pumahara ki nga momo rangatira o nehera na ratou nei i toro te nukuroa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa me Papa Tu a Nuku. Ko nga tohu o o ratou tapuwae i kakahutia ki runga i te mata o te whenua - he taonga, he tapu. -Ta Himi Henare. Haramai te...
Bella, Jacob and Lucas are environment and climate-change savvy, so they're really excited to discover that their Nana has chosen a clean energy way to help protect the environment. Her new car is fully electric. But that's not all. Nana has solar panels on...
"Te Wehenga is the separation of Ranginui, Sky-Father, and Papatūānuku, Earth-Mother ... the reo Māori and English are woven together in a seamless bilingual approach to the text, with visceral illustrations underlining the mana of the story"--Back cover.
"Bible Society New Zealand is proud to present this inspiring edition which has side by side Māori and English text and is available in three beautiful covers to choose from. The 1990s bilingual edition was the 1952 Paipera Tapu text, together with the King...
Gossage's classic retelling of the Maori myth of Mt Taranaki, Mt Tauhara and Mt Putauaki is now available in a bilingual Maori-English edition, translated by Heni Jacob. Me pakanga a Tongariro ki etahi atu maunga kaha e toru, ki a Taranaki, ki a Tauhara, ki a...
A boy and his elephant play an absurd game of hide and seek.
''A simple board book in te reo Māori that shares how to talk about feelings through a friendship between a child and their dog. Through the up-close expressive faces of a child and their dog, we learn the Māori words for a range of feelings''--Publisher's...
"Find out who is playing on the slide, the swing, the climbing frame and more in a charming, educational boardbook about a visit to the playground. The simple question-and-answer format introduces new words and sentences in an engaging and interactive...
''An adventure story set in seventeenth-century Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland when the hapū of Ngā Oho/Ngā Iwi predominated. Armed with the courage of their convictions, two girls embark on a perilous journey to challenge their leaders' actions. Cousins, Te Kawenga...
Learn the Maori words for 40 different feelings and states. A beautifully presented te reo Maori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary, and collated into bite sized pukapuka. A stunning...
Learn the Maori names for 35 of our precious native and endemic birds of Aotearoa. A beautifully presented te reo Maori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary, and collated into bite sized...
Learn the Maori words for 32 items of clothing, modeled by the cutest native critters. A beautifully presented te reo Maori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary, and collated into bite...
Learn the Māori words for basic numbers, shapes and colors with this bright, and beautifully illustrated book. A delightfully presented te reo Maori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary,...
Learn the Maori words for 45 different mammals, illustrated with the most gorgeous creatures from Aotearoa, and all over the world. A beautifully presented te reo Maori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Maori...
Learn the Maori words, and assist with understanding differences visually, for a number of commonly used opposite words. Illustrated with the cutest native birds and critters. A beautifully presented te reo Maori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from...
Kei tetahi wharekura i te papakainga o Baile Beag, i tetahi hapori korero Airihi i te whaitua o Tonekara i te pito o te marama o Akuhata, i te tau 1833, nga mahi o te whakaari nei. E hopuni mai ana i tetahi parae tutata tetahi wahanga o te Kahui Kaipukaha a te...
A song about rubbish in the ocean and how it affects animals and Tangaroa.
This book encourages children to think differently about rubbish and recycling, by looking at new ways to reuse items they might have previously discarded.
He uri koe nō tuawhakarere He tupuna koe mō anamata He kohinga kai, he kohinga whakaaro a Huamārama o ētahi mahinga e āhei ana te tutuki i roto i tō kāinga, e whai koha nui ana ki tō tātou taiao. He kaupapa e pā ana ki te wairākau, te mahi māra, te mahi kai,...
"Is there authentic Māori thought, free of both Christian and indigenous belief? Eru Hikoi-Tahuri believes there is. In this book he sketches his life of being knocked from religious pillar to religious post before finally finding the personal freedom that...
Exploring the sounds of the Māori alphabet with bright and bold images your child will love.
Santiago is seen as unlucky after he goes 84 days without catching a fish. He manages to hook a marlin but struggles to pull it in, and must compete with sharks for his prize.
"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.
"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 hoa...
"In 1827, around 12 years after the arrival of the Bible in Aotearoa, the very first book of the scriptures in Te Reo Māori was published. The 31 page publication included the first three chapters of Genesis, the Ten Commandments from Exodus 20, Matthew 5:...
"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 rerenga...
"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 Māori...
"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 stormy...
"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 devise...
"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 Rumbles...
"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 and done...
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.
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of the honeybee. 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 hoha a...
"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 out the...
"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!...
"This bilingual resource is designed for the teaching of poetry to most students in all schools within Aotearoa New Zealand, regardless of their respective skill levels and ages. It mainly comprises poems written in English (combined with a translation into te...
"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 Road....
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 cats;...
"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, playful,...
"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.
"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 adventure....
"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...
"This book is a history of Māori Affairs trade training in Christchurch and the role played by Rehua Marae. It charts a little understood period of Māori social history in NZ from the 1950s to the early 2000s and reflects the unique partnership of Ngai Tahu,...
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 marine...
"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 hands...
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.
"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 their...
"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."--Publisher's...
"Kororipo Pa faces Stone Store across an inlet fringed with northern trees history looks different here ... This multi-genre anthology in te reo Maori and English explores the uneven terrain of Kerikeri and its history, from the pa to the store, from the...
"These stories present the best writung from the Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers 2021. The authors are a mix of new writers and known authors. The stories they tell have characters that will stay with you, descriptions that evoke s trong sense of time and...
Graphic novel
"Ngāti Rānaki me Te Ranga-Tipua - mai anō i te wehenga of Rangi rāua ko Papa ko rāua tonu ngā tauā tuahangata rongonui katoa - ka wera te umu pokapoka o te ao tukupū i tēnei pakanga turaki aorangi ... He kohinga nō ngā pakiwaituhi hirahira katoa i tēnei tekau...
A girl puts herself to sleep by having an imaginary dream.
"Pūkeko, Kiwi and Hoiho want to fly very high. Join them as they blast off to explore the nine stars of Matariki"--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 and...
The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori is an up-to-date, versatile and relevant resource for anyone wanting to use the Maori language in everyday life.
"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 the...
"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 all...
The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealands national museum, Te Papa, is the most popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salon-style on dark red walls, its 36 arresting portraits span historical portraiture to contemporary...
"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...
On a visit to Don's Safari, the students in class 2B attempt to find a missing hippopotamus.
"Rata pai ana a Bib ki te oma. Hangahanga ana te tautau o te peka. Kāore a Bib e aro atu. He mate pea kei te haere? = Bib loves to run. The branch is hanging low. Bib is not paying attention. How will this end?"--Publisher's description.
"Find out what all the animals are up to in this delightful board book, in te reo Māori. The simple question-and-answer format introduces new words in an engaging and interactive way, and the charming photographs by renowned New Zealand photographer Jane...
A blackbird in a garden tells us about a dog. Each page begins with the phrase "This dog that is my dog ..." or "Ko tēnei kurī, arā, taku kurī ..." and describes the behaviour.
"Can Kiwi become the hero of the forest that he longs to be? Kiwi lives in a the forest amongst the kākāpō, kunekune pigs, ruru, wētā and kerurū. He longs to be fast enough to come to the aid of his friends when they are in need. There is just one problem,...
In this book we focus on each of the nine stars in the Matariki cluster, and their relationship to the environment. We know you will love the song and illustrations.
The baby animals around New Zealand settling down to sleep.
"Join good friends, Inky and Jellyfish, as they play a spirited game of tag amongst the creatures and plants of the ocean"--Publisher information.
Introduces, in Māori and English, some different kinds of New Zealand birds. Includes notes on Māori enunciation. Suggested level: junior.
"This is the story of the arrival of Ngātoroirangi in Aotearoa and his exploration of the landscape and subduing of kaitiaki, such as the guardian of Tarawera, Tamaohoi; the guardian of water on Kaingaroa, Torepatutai; and the King of the Patupaiarehe, fairy...
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