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Anansi and the Talking Melon order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
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Author: Eric Kimmel
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Areta & the Kahawai order quantity
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Author: Patricia Grace
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Awakening the Dragon: The Dragon Boat Festival order quantity
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Author: Arlene Chan
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In ancient times, the Chinese saw the dragon as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual rainmaking festival. From the wearing of fragrant pouches, to the consumption of rice dumplings, to thrilling boat races, the dragon boat festival of today is a celebration of Chinese traditions all over the world. Arlene Chan, a respected librarian and an experienced dragon boat racer, explores the origins of the festival, it's customs, and the races themselves. Beautifully detailed illustrations by Song Nan Zhang let you experience the beauty and energy of this ancient festival.
 
Britannica Learning Library: Legends, Myths and Folktales order quantity
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Broken Soup order quantity
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NZ$ 17.00 each
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Author: Jenny Valentine
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When the good-looking boy with the American accent presses the dropped negative into Rowan's hand, she's sure it's all a big mistake. But next moment he's gone, lost in the crowd of bustling shoppers. And she can't afford to lose her place in the checkout queue -- after all, if she doesn't take the groceries home, nobody else will. Rowan has more responsibilities than most girls her age. These days, she pretty much looks after her little sister single-handedly -- which doesn't leave much time for friends or fun. So when she finds out that Bee from school saw the whole thing, it piques her curiosity. Who was the boy? Why was he so insistent that the negative belonged to Rowan?
 
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Dragons: Truth, Myth & Legend order quantity
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Author: Passes & Anderson
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Fierce & Greedy Woman order quantity
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Author: Ron Bacon
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A series of simply retold stories featuring
mythical Maori figures, tangata whenua
and fierce creatures like the taniwha.
These titles are an ideal reading resource
for pre-schoolers, emerging readers and
students of Maori language.

Paperback - 16 pages - 215 x 165mm - 4-10 yrs
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Games & Dances of the Maori People order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author: Alan Armstrong
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Maori song and dance is a major method of imparting knowledge, of preserving the customs, of recording the moment. It is magical in the variety of its concepts and idioms. This book describes the origins and gives detailed instructions on how to perform Maori string and hand games, haka and action songs, poi dances, stick games and games with toys.
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Hapopo and the Pohutukawa order quantity
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NZ$ 13.00 each
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Author: Ron Bacon
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Hapopo and his people arrive at the shores of Aotearoa and Hapopo quickly spots the beautiful flowers...
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Happy Prince order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
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Author: Jane Ray
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Oscar Wilde's moving story of the relationship between a magnificent statue and a little swallow is brought to life by Jane Ray's stunning artwork. Perched on high, the prince's statue can see all the misery of the city and begs the swallow to pluck off his gold leaf and distribute it amongst the poor. First published over one hundred years ago, the fairy tale is recognised as an enchanting masterpiece and this classic picture book is bound to be enjoyed by adults and children alike and treasured forever.
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Haumia and his Kumara order quantity
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Author: Ron Bacon
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In this story of Manukau, we learn that if you're very clever and cunning, you can sometimes play a trick on a taniwha!

Paperback - 16 Pages - 255 x 190mm - 4+ Years
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Hine-moana and Kiwa order quantity
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Author: Ron Bacon
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The long coastline of this land Aotearoa New Zealand is forever being attacked by Hine-moana the Sea Woman. But the land has friends who keep it safe.

Paperback - 16 Pages - 255 x 190mm - 4+ years
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How Gourds Came order quantity
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NZ$ 10.00 each
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Author: Ron Bacon
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A series of simply retold stories featuring
mythical Maori figures, tangata whenua
and fierce creatures like the taniwha.
These titles are an ideal reading resource
for pre-schoolers, emerging readers and
students of Maori language.

Paperback - 16 Pages - 215 x 165mm - 4 - 10 years
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How Maui Defied The Goddess Of Death order quantity
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NZ$ 18.00 each
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Author: Peter Gossage
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Peter Gossage’s Maui series is well-known and loved. The six titles in the series have been repackaged and redesigned for a new generation of readers, without losing the integrity of the initial artwork. The books follow Maui’s birth, his abandonment by his mother and his search for her, his search for his father and discovery and eventual owners of his grandfather’s magic jawbone, and his fishing up of Te Ika a Maui (the North Island).

How Maui defied the Goddess of Death is the story of how Maui wonders what it would be like to live forever. He enters the Goddess of Death and discovers stars, heavens and the gods. Missing his people, he is sent home by the highest god, Rehua, who gives him the special gift of being able to transform himself.
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How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone order quantity
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Author: Peter Gossage
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Reprinted for a new generation, Peter Gossage's illustrated books bring these ancient maori tales to life.

In this tale Maui is happy to have found his mother but wants to find his father. He follows his mother into the underworld and discovers his father and grandfather. This is where is obtains the magic jawbone from his grandfather. The magic jawbone with which he tames the sun and fishes up land from the sea...
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How Maui Found His Mother order quantity
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NZ$ 18.00 each
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Author: Peter Gossage
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Peter Gossage’s Maui Series is well-known and loved. The six titles of the series have been repackaged and redesigned for a new generation of readers, without losing the integrity of the initial artwork. The books follow Maui’s birth, his abandonment by his mother and his search for her, his search for his father and discovery and eventual owners of his grandfather’s magic jawbone, and his fishing up of Te Ika a Maui (the North Island).

How Maui Found his Mother is the story of how Maui’s mother relinquishs her baby to the sea, thinking he has died. As a young man he seeks her out and is reunited with her.
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How Maui Found the Secret of Fire Out of Print order quantity
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NZ$ 18.00 each
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Author: Peter Gossage
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Peter Gossage’s Maui series is well-known and loved. The six titles in the series have been repackaged and redesigned for a new generation of readers, without losing the integrity of the initial artwork. The books follow Maui’s birth, his abandonment by his mother and his search for her, his search for his father and discovery and eventual owners of his grandfather’s magic jawbone, and his fishing up of Te Ika a Maui (the North Island).

How Maui found the Secret of Fire is the story of how, on a mission to discover how fire is made, Maui visits his Aunty Mahuika. Each time he is given a flame he tells her he has lost it, until he eventually has lost all but one of her flames. In a rage she flings her last flame into a kaikomako tree. Maui takes a piece of hard mahoe wood and rubs it against a branch of the tree, bringing fire for eternity to his people.
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How Maui Slowed the Sun order quantity
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NZ$ 18.00 each
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Author: Peter Gossage
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Now reprinted for a new generation, Peter Gossage's books bring these ancient maori stories to life. In this tale Maui wants to slow down the sun, who moves too quickly through the sky. With the help of his brothers he implements a plan to catch the sun with ropes and tie it to the earth.
 
How Maui Stole Fire from the Gods (Chatterbox) order quantity
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NZ$ 8.50 each
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