Te Huihui o Matariki /
Rolleston-Cummins, Toni,
Te Huihui o Matariki / nā Toni Rolleston-Cummins ngā kōrero ; nā Nikki Slade-Robinson ngā pikitia ; nā Hone Morris i whakamāori. - Te Whanganui a Tara, Aotearoa : Huia, ©2008. - 25 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 30 cm
Picture story book for children in Māori. Published simultaneously in Māori.
When Mitai's seven handsome brothers are bewitched by seven beautiful women, Mitai seeks advice and learns that the women are patupaiarehe and must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, who places them in the far away heavens. Yet once a year, at winter solstice, he allows them to shine in the Eastern sky. A contemporary myth of love, magic, and adventure that celebrates Matariki. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Text in Māori.
9781869693305 1869693302
Māori (New Zealand people)--Children's picture books.
New Year--New Zealand--Children's picture books.
Magic--Children's picture books.
Matariki
Whetū
Pakiwaitara
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki
Pukapuka whakaahua
Children's stories, Māori.
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Picture books for children.
PZ90.M34 / R58 2008
899.442
Te Huihui o Matariki / nā Toni Rolleston-Cummins ngā kōrero ; nā Nikki Slade-Robinson ngā pikitia ; nā Hone Morris i whakamāori. - Te Whanganui a Tara, Aotearoa : Huia, ©2008. - 25 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 30 cm
Picture story book for children in Māori. Published simultaneously in Māori.
When Mitai's seven handsome brothers are bewitched by seven beautiful women, Mitai seeks advice and learns that the women are patupaiarehe and must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, who places them in the far away heavens. Yet once a year, at winter solstice, he allows them to shine in the Eastern sky. A contemporary myth of love, magic, and adventure that celebrates Matariki. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Text in Māori.
9781869693305 1869693302
Māori (New Zealand people)--Children's picture books.
New Year--New Zealand--Children's picture books.
Magic--Children's picture books.
Matariki
Whetū
Pakiwaitara
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki
Pukapuka whakaahua
Children's stories, Māori.
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Picture books for children.
PZ90.M34 / R58 2008
899.442