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This book connects the Maori gods with children as guardians of the environment, using beautiful illustrations and a captivating song. We're sure it will soon be a favourite with children and teachers.
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I'm an Inky Octopus
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* Irresistible rhymes and drawings * Bilingual English and Maori, in classy hardback * Companion volume to There's a Tui in our Teapot! Weta and friends, including beetle, centipede, stick insect and huhu, come to school with the kids. But they don't want to stay in the classroom...! Can Koro help his mokopuna keep the critters safe? Read more
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I'm an Inky Octopus MAORI ed
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Polly the parrot is rude and grumpy because she's fed up with people asking "Does Polly Want a Cracker?" Then when she is banned from the zoo and sent to a pet shop, something amazing happens. Hilarious picture book from a well-known New Zealand author. Stephanie has always loved... books and reading, and spent much of her Glenfield childhood lying around reading books instead of playing sports. She also loved drawing and painting, especially sketching people and drawing caricatures of those around her. Starting her working life in libraries, she later became a graphic designer and worked in Auckland and Dublin, all the while dreaming of someday making children's books. Her first picture book was Great Galloping Galoot about a clumsy giraffe. Polly Does NOT want a cracker! Is her eighth publication. Stephanie lives with her husband and three young boys in Huia, West Auckland. Read more
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"Poor young Bertie is fed up with being asked which brother he is - the sporty one, the arty one or the clever one. "No", says Bertie, "I'm the other brother". But when Bertie finds out how good he is at helping others, he finally gets his own special tag: the kind brother" Engli...sh version "The Other Brother" is available on ISBN: 9781775433828 Read more
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In this story, an adorable kiwi travels around New Zealand collecting souvenirs and pronouncing Maori place names. And there's a delightful surprise for the kiwi when she returns home from her travels. The illustrations contain plenty of visual interest and talking points, and th...e pronunciation tips will interest children and adults. Read more
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Picture dictionary for children introducing words and phrases in te reo Mori. Includes pronunciation tips.
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"Galoot was always tripping over things and the other animals would be heard shouting, "You great galloping galoot!" But his parents would always tell him, "Galoot, always be your best." And when the log bridge across the river is displaced, Galoot finally comes into his own and ...saves the day!"--Supplied by publisher. Suggested level: junior. Read more
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"An endearing story about a penguin called Little Hoiho who wants to be more like the other birds she sees around her, Kotuku, Toroa, and Tui. But Little Hoiho learns that her body is made for swimming and spinning and twisting in the water, and that she is perfect just the way s...he is".
English edition Little Hoiho is available on ISBN 9781775432494. Read more
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