Pi's Problem by LeAnne Orams
14.99 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
Pi is a fantail with a problem. He?s hungry but no matter how hard he tries he just can?t seem to catch any food. The other birds all try to help but Pi can?t soar like a hawk, or dive like a kingfisher. He can?t dig like kakapo or see in the dark like morepork. When everything looks hopeless and he que ...Show more
Tuna Moemoea by Benjamin Brown
16.99 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
Eel dreams of being a magnificent river eel and swimming in wild waters. But the reality of his life is quite different. The waters of his swamp are muddy and sluggish - not the right place for an eel like him! So with his friend, Pukeko, he sets out to find the perfect river for him. What he finds, h ...Show more
The Pipi Swing by Sarona Aiono-Iosefa
16.99 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
A touching story about a young girl who has taken it upon herself to run her household since her Dad died. One day her grandparents invite her to a 'pipi swing', something they used to do with her dad. Assuming she's going to a formal dance, the young girl wonders why she needs to wear her boardshorts, ...Show more
No Ordinary Flowergirl by Marlene Bennetts
16.99 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
Kyra is so excited to be on her first visit to a marae with her Mum and Dad. They have come from Australia to be with KyraÂs aunty, who is getting married. KyraÂs excitement is huge, not only has she been chosen to be a flowergirl for her aunty, she has a beautiful new dress to wear. However, her e ...Show more
Lucky Pateke by Monique Endt Topzand
19.99 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
Monique Endt Topzend is an accomplished artist who has lived on Great Barrier Island, where a programme for the preservation of the brown teal has been instigated and run for many years. The story is set on Great Barrier, and through Lucky's misadventures, children will learn about the risks brown ...Show more
Itiiti's Gift by Melanie Drewery
16.99 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
See other edition ISBN 9780143504085 This is a story about a girl called Itiiti who feels small and clumsy and shy next to the rest of her family who are loud and tall and good at things. Itiiti doesn't think she is good at anything, but her mother tells her that she will find she has a gift of her o ...Show more
Talking Stick by Dot Meharry (illus. Bruce Potter)
16.99 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
This is the story of a boy called Hohepa and how his efforts to create a talking stick reflect his desire to reawaken respect for the traditional ways in his family. Hohepa has a dream in which he is in the meeting house with his family. He is waiting for a talking stick to be passed to him so that he c ...Show more
Tauiwi - Later Immigrants by NAUMANN, Ruth
19.95 NZD
22.99 (13% off)
Category: Children's Māori Books | Series: Heritage of New Zealand
Manu Haututu (Magpie Mischief Maori) by June Peka
19.50 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
Pop's vege garden is growing well until someone gives him a pet magpie - which wreaks havoc on Pop's prize veges! Pop's refusal to put the pesky magpie into a cage results in him ending up building a cage for his veges - and himself - instead!
Te Ra Tuatahi Mo Jonah (Jonah's First Day Maori) by Feana Tu'akoi
18.99 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
Jonah is so excited to be starting kindergarten but when he finally gets there and looks in the window, he notices that everybody else seems to know each other - and he knows nobody. He pleads with his mother to take him home again. Next day, Grandpa takes Jonah for a walk ...and lo and behold they end ...Show more
Purini Rango (Fly Pie Maori Edition) by Joy Cowley; Katarina Mataira (Translator)
19.50 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
Once there was a frog who had been a prince. He knew he could become a prince again if he were kissed by a princess ...but there's this cute girl frog on the lily pad next door ... When the girl frog asks him to marry her, he tells her he can't because he's a prince in disguise, and off he goes to find ...Show more
Hinemoa Te Toa (Maori edition) by Tim Tipene & John Bennett
19.00 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
Hinemoa is really brave. Even dentists don't scare her. When her brother says there is a ghost in his room, it is Hinemoa who stands and tells the ghost to 'bring it on'. But when it comes time for Hinemoa to swim she is too impatient and jumps in the deep end. A quick trip to the bottom and Hinemoa co ...Show more