Tuna raua ko Hiriwa (Tuna and Hiriwa) by Ripeka Takotowai Goddard
20.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
This picture book, in te reo Maori , tells the story of how the tuna got its silver belly but forever had to live in the dark depths of the river. Tuna is in awe of a nymph, Hiriwa, that glows and dances along the river bank in the moonlight. Night after night he meets the nymph and basks in the moonlig ...Show more
Te Kohu Atahu by Xoë Hall
22.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
TeacherTalk has published our second book! Ka tūpono atu a Uenuku ki te tau o tōna ate i roto i tētahi kohu nō ao kē. Ka taea tonutia e te tangata me tōna tau rerehua te huna i tō rāua aroha ki a rāua anō? Me noho tonu rāua rānei ki ō rāua ake ao? He me whatu, whakatauira hoki e Xoë Hall.
How The Kiwi Saved The Forest (magnetic story)
38.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
The forest is in danger and the birds are the only ones who can save it. What will the Kiwi do to save the day? Each image is printed on card and laminated with a small magnet on the back. Story printed on card included. Each legend comes in a flax kete to keep everything together easily. Illustrated b ...Show more
Maui & The Giant Fish (magnetic story)
38.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Māui won’t take no for an answer, especially when it comes to fishing! Māui takes his brothers on a fishing trip that only legends and land are made of. Each image is printed on card and laminated with a small magnet on the back. Each legend comes in a flax kete to keep everything together easily. I ...Show more
Manawa Hine: He Wahine e Tohe Ki Te Tai / Women Who Swam Against the Tide (Four Tupuna Wahine Stories in Te Reo and in English) by Kuini Rikihana
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Koia tenei, ko Manawa Hine, te hua o te ringa auaha o Kuini Rikihana, kaituhi o te Illustrated Maori Myths and Legends. He paki matatoa e whakatairanga ana i nga mahi whakahirahira a etehi wahine Maori aumangea i te ao o Hinemoana. Ara a Kahe Te Rau o te Rangi, ka kauria e ia te au kino i te po hei whak ...Show more
Together in Love: A Legend of Matariki by Xoë Hall
22.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
The loving embrace of Ranginui and Papatūānuku keeps the land in constant darkness. When their children discover there is light beyond their parents love, chaos is unleashed and the stars of Matariki are created. Woven and Illustrated by Xoë Hall. English version. Also available in full te reo Māori. ...Show more
Nga Taniwha i te Whanga-nui-a-tara (The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour) by Moira Wairama
20.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Moira Wairama's stunning Maori-language retelling of the legend about two taniwha and Wellington Harbour, with illustrations by Bruce Potter.E noha ana e rua nga taniwha i tetahi roto kanapanapa. Kei te pirangi a Ngake kia haere ki Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa engari kei te pirangi tona hoa, a Whataitai, ki te n ...Show more
How Maui Found the Secret of Fire by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Maui the trickster wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pa. When his people wake they are very angry and Maui must go to the volcano to visit Mahuika, the goddess of fire. Peter Gossage's superbly retold stories of Maui are now New Zealand classics.
Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
A sequel to Taming the Sun and Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four more Maori myths, including two well-known legends (Ranginui and Papatuanuku and Hinemoa and Tutanekai) and two less well-known legends (The battle of the birds and Kae and the whale). Aimed at children 3- ...Show more
Te Hopu a Māui i a te Rā / How Māui Slowed the Sun (Maori-English) by Peter Gossage; Nā Merimeri Penfold i whakamāori
21.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Peter Gossage's award-winning Maori myth is now available in a bilingual Maori-English edition, featuring Merimeri Penfold's translation.He poto rawa nga ra, he roa rawa nga po. Oti ana i a Maui he whakaaro e ata rere ai te ra i te rangi.He putanga reo Maori-reo Pakeha o tenei tino pakiwaitara o Aotearo ...Show more
How Maui Slowed the Sun by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved bookFaced with too short days and long nights Maui comes up with a plan to slow the sun's passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Maui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly.
He Paki Taonga i a Maui (Maui's Taonga Tales te reo edition) by David Brechin-Smith; Stephanie Tibble
30.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language | Series: Maui's Taonga Tales
Fully written in te reo Māori and aimed at children aged seven to eleven, this book’s lively stories tell the tales of some of the taonga held at Aotearoa New Zealand’s famous national museum, Te Papa, through appealing text and fantastic illustrations. The book’s pūkōrero, or story teller, is Māui, the ...Show more