Tawhirimatea: A Song for Matariki (Book and CD) by June Pitman-Hayes
22.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Tawhirimatea, blow winds blow, Ra, warm us up with your sunshine glow. Papatuanuku, we plant seeds in you. Ua, rain, helps new life come through . . . Sing along to this catchy Matariki song celebrating Earth, sky, seasons and whanau. It's our very own Aotearoa, from forest to seashore, dawn light to st ...Show more
How Maui Found His Mother by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Peter Gossage's vibrantly illustrated retelling of the tale of Maui's search for his mother. After being cast into the sea as a baby, Maui grows up being educated by Tama, his uncle, about the Maori gods, nature and the ways of mastering magic. As he gets older he begins to wonder who is mother is and o ...Show more
Ngā Atua Māori / The Māori Gods (#25 Te Reo Singalong + CD) by Sharon Holt
26.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language | Series: Te Reo Singalong
This book connects the Māori gods with children as guardians of the environment, using beautiful illustrations and a captivating song. We’re sure it will soon be a favourite with children and teachers. Includes: Repetitive sentence structure: “Ko wai au? Ko wai koe? Ko wai ia?” (Who am I? Who are yo ...Show more
First Flight: A Collection of Stories from Ngati Kahungunu Ki Wairarapa by Maxine Hemi
15.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
This is a collection of short stories for children and young adults about people and events of Ngati Kahungunu, an iwi or Maori tribe of Aotearoa New Zealand. The majority of the stories focus on key events in the life of Ngati Kahungunu chief Nukupewapewa. The other stories in the collection tell abou ...Show more
Traditional Maori Legends: Ngā Tai Kōrero by Warren Pohatu
21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Tai Korero means 'the currents of speech', a reference to the Maori tradition of oral storytelling. This colourful book retells in simple form Maori stories and myths that have been passed down over centuries. Among the fourteen stories from around New Zealand are old favourites like 'Maui and the Fish ...Show more
Maui Sun Catcher/Maui te Kaihao i te Ra (Bilingual) by Tim Tipene
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this modern retelling of the beloved myth, Māui is a schoolboy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done.Māui grasps the mantle:Mum, I’m gonna catch that Sun for you.That Sun who’s always on the run. With their woven flax net, t ...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
How Maui Fished up the North Island (#1 Tales of Aotearoa) by Donovan Bixley; Darryn Joseph
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Tales of Aotearoa
In this fresh retelling of How Māui Fished Up the North Island, Donovan Bixley applies his unique twists and trademark humour to this much-treasured story. Māui is reimagined as a cheeky younger brother, on the type of hilarious fishing trip with the whanau that will be familiar to many Kiwi youngsters. ...Show more
Te Pakanga a nga Maunga / Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage's retelling of a legend about the mountains of New Zealand's central North Island is now available as a bilingual Maori-English story, translated by Heni Jacob. Gossage's classic retelling of the Maori myth of Mt Taranaki, Mt Tauhara and Mt Putauaki is now ava ...Show more