Atua: Maori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori 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 Māori people of Aotearoa in this breathtaking, large ...Show more
I te Timatanga / In The Beginning (20th Ann ed.) by Peter Gossage; Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira
22.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
In the beginning were Ranginui the father, and Papatuanuku the mother. The dual language creation myth of Maori legend is simply told in Peter Gossage’s vibrant style. Bold design and brief text recount the struggle of the children of Rangi and Papa as they try to part their parents and bring light to ...Show more
Tawhirimatea: A Song for Matariki (Book and CD) by June Pitman-Hayes
22.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Tawhirimatea, blow winds blow, Ra, warm us up with your sunshine glow. Papatuanuku, we plant seeds in you. Ua, rain, helps new life come through . . . Sing along to this catchy Matariki song celebrating Earth, sky, seasons and whanau. It's our very own Aotearoa, from forest to seashore, dawn light to st ...Show more
Te-Ika-a-Māui / The Fish of Māui (Māori-English edition) by Peter Gossage; Nā Merimeri Penfold i whakamāori
21.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Peter Gossage's famous Maori myth about discovering Aotearoa's North Island is now a bilingual Maori-English edition, featuring Merimeri Penfold's translation.Kahore nga tuakana o Maui i hiahia kia haere ia i to ratou taha ki te hi, he hae no ratou. Heoi ano, ka mau i a Maui atamai te ika whakamiharo ka ...Show more
Legends of Rotorua and the Hot Lakes by A. W. Reed
30.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
First published in 1958, this is the classic collection of myths relating to that cradle of Maori culture, Rotorua - with relevance across New Zealand Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most visited cities. It is impossible to avoid the area's Maori history and, in this book, it is easy to learn about the ...Show more
Rangi and Papa / Matariki (Story World 2) by Lucretia Samson; Sara Mitchell
14.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends | Series: Story World
Rangi and Papa is a 24-page retelling of a traditional tale from New Zealand - Level 24. The "flip" side of the book is Matariki - Level 25. Matariki contains 8 pages of information on both traditional and contemporary celebrations of Matariki or the Maori New Year. Contents: New Beginnings, Matariki - ...Show more
How My Koro Became a Star (Kua Whetūrangitia a Koro Te Reo Pākēha Edition HB) by Brianne Te Paa
27.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this picture book, 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 names of loved ones who ...Show more
Taming the Sun: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Written and illustrated by well-known children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, Taming the Sun contains four stories - two well-known legends (Maui and the Sun and, Maui and the Big Fish) and two less well-known legends (Rona and the Moon and, Kahu the Taniwha). Aimed at children with reading ages ...Show more
Maui Sun Catcher/Maui te Kaihao i te Ra (Bilingual) by Tim Tipene
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this modern retelling of the beloved myth, Māui is a schoolboy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done.Māui grasps the mantle:Mum, I’m gonna catch that Sun for you.That Sun who’s always on the run. With their woven flax net, t ...Show more
Te Whakatautōnga a Māui i Te Rā (#2 Pūrākau o Aotearoa PB) by Donovan Bixley; Darren Joseph; Keri Opai
20.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language | Series: Pūrākau o Aotearoa
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of HOW Māui slowed the journey of the sun through the sky each day! The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and c ...Show more
Rata and the Waka/ Aotearoa: A Story World Collection by Jephson Gibbs
14.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends | Series: Story World
Rata and the Waka is a 16 page retelling of a traditional tale from New Zealand. Aotearoa contains 8 pages of information about New Zealand and Maori Culture. Contents: Land of the Long White Cloud, The Word on Waka, Building a Waka, Tane-Mahuta, Tane's Children: The Tuatara. Supported by FREE Inquiry L ...Show more
The Enchanted Mist by Xoë Hall
22.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Uenuku stumbles across the love of his life in an otherworldly mist. Can and human and a supernatural beauty keep their love a moonlight secret? Or do they both belong in their own realms?