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The Astromancer: The Rising of Matariki
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By Ihimaera, Witi
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Also available in Te Reo Maori as Te Kokorangi ISBN 9780143778271.
A lively story with stunning illustrations that reveals the tradition of Matariki. The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys a...nd an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and she doesn't want to be told what to do. But these are dangerous times, and Ruatapu the Ravenous is about to threaten the safety of the whole tribe. Will Aria step up to save them?
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| ISBN |
9780143776154 |
| Published NZ |
17 May 2022 |
| Publisher |
Penguin |
| Format |
Hardback |
| Availability |
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Witi Ihimaera, Ngai Tuhoe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tamanuhiri, Rongowhakaata, Ngati Porou, and Whakatohea, was the first Maori to publish both a book of short stories and a novel, and has published many notable works. Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, Ngati Kahungunu and Ngai Tahu, is a freelance graphic artist and illustrator with a Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design and a Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Visual Communication Design.
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