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He Paki Taonga i a Maui

Josh Morgan illustrator Rewiti Arapere illustrator Taupuruariki Brightwell illustrator Te Hana Goodyear illustrator Miriama Grace-Smith illustrator Isobel Joy Te-Aho White illustrator Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho illustrator David Brechin-Smith editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Te Papa Press

Published:21st Nov '19

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

He Paki Taonga i a Maui cover

* Another high quality children's book from Te Papa Press * Helps build te reo skills * Shares valuable knowledge about taonga * Promotes understanding of matauranga Maori * An ideal education resource * Engaging and rich design * Fills a gap in the market for more books with a strong te reo element * A companion edition fully in te reo Maori also available * Young readers will love the cool illustration style and modern-day language

Join Māui as he shares stories for tamariki based on taonga from the Te Papa collection.Join Māui as he shares stories for tamariki based on taonga from the Te Papa collection. Fully and exclusively written in te reo Maori and aimed at Maori and non-Maori children aged seven to eleven, this book's lively stories tell the tales of some of the taonga Maori held at Aotearoa New Zealand's famous national museum, Te Papa, through appealing text and fantastic illustrations.The book's pukorero, or story teller, is Maui, the great Pacific hero and trickster. The stories are from both long ago and recent times and have been chosen in consultation with Te Papa's matauranga Maori curators and the relevant iwi. They range from how Ruhia's kaitaka, or cloak, saved the life of a young boy and why the band Herbs wrote a song about nuclear testing in the Pacific to Huria Matenga and the Shipwreck, Rata and the Children of Tane, Willie Apiata and the Tough Decision, Hinemoa and Tutanekai, Te Paea and the Ghost Waka, Kahe's Epic Swim, Heni and the Battle of Gate Pa, Kupe and the Giant Wheke and Tane and the Kete of Knowledge. Each story is told via illustrations created by young Maori artists, some have illustrated stories from their own iwi. The book is linked to the TV series He Paki Taonga i a Maui, funded by Te Mangai Paho.

'...a fresh approach to aspects of Aotearoa history...' - Scoop Culture; 'Fully and exclusively written in te reo Maori 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' - Tomorrow's Schools Today; 'A Treasury of Stories from Aotearoa and the Pacific...These tales of great bravery, compassion, sacrifice, and love ... told through a Maori lens are ones for all of us to share and enhance our knowledge about New Zealand's past which has shaped us as a nation...Maui's Taonga Tales: A Treasury of Stories from Aotearoa and the Pacific is beautifully illustrated by eight young Maori artists...it is a very special book for children 7 years up and well worth adding to the family bookshelf' - Grownups; 'This work is for everybody. A powerful piece of publication. Don't miss it.' - Bobs Book Blog; 'Every so often, far less frequently than you would hope, a book is released that immediately makes your heart sing. A book that upon just seeing the cover makes it clear it's important and precious. A taonga. Maui's Taonga Tales, and its te reo Maori companion He Paki Taonga i a Maui, is one such book.' - NZ Booklovers.

  • Commended for Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards - Children's Book 2020
  • Short-listed for Storylines Notable Book Awards 2021

ISBN: 9780995113619

Dimensions: 196mm x 257mm x 3mm

Weight: 750g

160 pages