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By Kurahau
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Giant Toe Jam has a huge problem - his smelly feet. No one wants to be around him, and he's teased all the time. But Toe Jam has a big heart, and with his little friend, he does something extraordinary.
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An adventurous young man called Mitai lives with his seven handsome brothers in the village of Maketu. He watches his brothers become bewitched by seven beautiful women, and under their spell, the brothers no longer eat, look after themselves, work in their gardens or hunt. Reali...sing the women are patupaiarehe, fairy women, he knows they must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, and he places the patupaiarehe in the heavens farthest from the earth. Yet once a year, at winter solstice, he allows their beauty to shine in the eastern sky.
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This is the story of the great Ngati Toa chief Te Rauparaha and how he came to compose the haka 'Ka Mate, Ka Mate'.
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The Maori language version of the children's picture book, The Gruffalo. A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake, only to have to outwit that creature as well. Suggested level: junior, primary.
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When Timo takes the dinghy out to go fishing, he hooks a kingfish, big enough to stop his brothers teasing him about not being a proper fisherman. When Timo fails to throw back the first fish he catches, his dog Pou falls overboard, and Tangaroa appears. Timo must be prepared to ...let the kingfish go to get Pou back. Suggested level: junior, primary.
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This story is the te reo Maori translation of The Bomb. In this story about being true to oneself, a boy searches for the secret to doing the perfect bomb into the water.
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"Little by little, the Taranaki forest is changing and the kokako are finding it more difficult to find food and protect their chicks. Rats and possums are increasingly raiding nests, taking chicks and eggs, and the young kokako Tamanui has lost his brothers and sisters. The fore...st is quiet, until he hears a kokako call, but flying towards it, he is caught in a net. Taken to Mount Bruce, he adapts to a new environment, raises many chicks and becomes a cornerstone in the survival of the kokako. The book is based on the true story of the kokako Tamanui, which is on display at Puke Ariki in New Plymouth"--Publisher information.
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Maori language edition. This picture book is about cousins' holidays in a rural Maori community having adventures and fun together - playing in the bush, riding horses, fishing, eeling and swimming at the beach. During the holiday, a death leads to a rahui being placed on the bea...ch. After a year, the rahui is lifted, and they return to the beach full of life and with their cousin in their hearts. The feeling of the book is joyous and wistful, and the illustrations richly evoke the atmosphere of the setting and people.
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A child dreams of inventing a new marble and having the recipe appear in the Book of Marbles. Translated into the Maori language.
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This picture book, in the Maori language, tells the story of how the tuna got its silver belly but forever had to live in the dark depths of the river.
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