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How my koro became a star / Brianne Te Paa ; illustrated by Story Hemi-Moorhouse.

Nā: Kaituhi: Momo rauemi: TextTextReo: English Original language: Maori Kaiwhakaputa: Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand : Huia Publishers, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Whakaahuatanga: 40 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781775506935
  • 1775506932
  • 9781775506942
  • 1775506940
Uniform titles:
  • Kua whetūrangitia tōku koro. English
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: Summary: "It's winter, and Koro and his moko are getting ready to celebrate the rising of Matariki. They prepare an offering of food to take up the mountain before dawn. And the boy learns about the captain of Te Waka o Rangi, who gathers the spirits of passed loved ones and releases them into the sky as stars. A year goes by, and just before Matariki rises again, Koro suddenly passes away. Now it is up to the boy to show his family the Matariki rituals and call out Koro's name so he will become a star."--Back cover.
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Picture story book for children.

Stories in rhyme.

"... originally published by Huia Publishers in te reo Māori and was the winner of the Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina te Heikōkō Mataira Award 2022 for a manuscript written originally in te reo Māori."

Translation of: Kua whetūrangitia tōku koro.

"It's winter, and Koro and his moko are getting ready to celebrate the rising of Matariki. They prepare an offering of food to take up the mountain before dawn. And the boy learns about the captain of Te Waka o Rangi, who gathers the spirits of passed loved ones and releases them into the sky as stars. A year goes by, and just before Matariki rises again, Koro suddenly passes away. Now it is up to the boy to show his family the Matariki rituals and call out Koro's name so he will become a star."--Back cover.

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