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By Bishop, Gavin
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- RRP: $40.00
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Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Maori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Maori people of Aotearoa in ...this breathtaking, large-scale illustrated book for children. 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 happen. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Maori world, and explore Aotearoa's exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Fascinating, beautiful and informative, this once-in-a-generation compendium deserves a place on every bookshelf.
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Illustrated by Pilkey, Dav
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- RRP: $18.99
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1 Dec 21
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The second book in the exciting, bestselling graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man. Li'l Petey, Molly, Flippy, and twenty-one rambunctious baby frogs are back for another creative adventure!
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* Irresistible rhymes and flamboyant drawings will captivate * Bilingual English and Maori, in classy hardback * Third in Dawn's series of picture books with NZ animals
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In this vibrant rhyming tale of resourcefulness and friendship by one of the world's great children's writers, the tiny woman makes a coat of leaves-a small book to leave readers snug as a bug.
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'Shall we just walk along, Dad, or shall we make some of it up?' Join Michael and his over-worked dad as they journey home one fun-filled afternoon. Overflowing with imagination, this wondrous and beautiful book is from the celebrated children's writer Margaret Mahy and award-win...ning illustrator Lily Emo.
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Koro
(Board Book)
Illustrated by Bishop, Gavin
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- RRP: $17.99
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A day with grandad showing in simple, beautiful images the bond between grandfather and child: a small hand in a big one, big gumboots and little, kai, korero and a snooze to finish Koro is a warm and universal board book in te reo Maori about a day with grandad. The bond between... grandfather and child is shown through big, beautiful images and simple Maori text. The child and their koro explore the day - they go for a walk, collect food from the garden, eat, tell stories, and snuggle up for a rest to finish.
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| ISBN |
9781776574018 |
| Published NZ |
8 Sep 2021 |
| Publisher |
Gecko Press |
| Interest Age |
0-3 years |
| Language |
(Te Reo Maori) |
| Availability |
993 In stock at publisher; delivery usually 20-30 working days due to covid19 delays
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It's national kapa haka competition time again, and this Maori 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 tricks to get the b...est seats, find the choicest paua and whitebait fritters, hunt out the coolest poi, pounamu and glittery moko, and meet the star performers. And all along, Nan's keeping a big secret that's only revealed when the star performer does Nan's amazing signature poi move - and her group wins the competition.
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Join Kaewa the little blue penguin as she explores her strange new world at the National Aquarium. She is taken under the flipper of Captain, a one-eyed korora who introduces her to the colourful characters of the penguin colony. This feel-good mystery for young readers and their... families has a great cast of engaging characters based on real penguins at the New Zealand's National Aquarium. Its gorgeous illustrations are full of detail and give a penguin's-eye view of life at the aquarium.
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The delightful rhyming story of Ruru and Kiwi, who host a midnight forest party for their friends, with award-winning illustrations. The Ruru and Kiwi went into the bush, wrapped snug in night's velvety black. They took some runny manuka honey tied up in a flax-woven sack. Drawin...g on a cast of nocturnal New Zealand creatures, with award-winning illustrations by Amy Haarhoff, Clare Scott's story imagines Edward Lear's famous nonsense poem taking place in a moonlit forest in Aotearoa.
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It's Christmas time! Let's create some Christmas cheer with Donovan Bixley's My Kiwi Christmas. Learn and practice in both English and te reo Maori with this vibrant board book from award-winning author/illustrator Donovan Bixley.
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