Ko Maraea me ngā toroa = [Maraea and the albatrosses / Patricia Grace nā Brian Gunson ngā whakaahua ko te huri ki Te Reo Maori nā Waiariki Grace = Patricia Grace, illustrated by Brian Gunson, Maori translation by Waiariki Grace.
"Kei te taha moana te kuia Māori nei a Mararea e noho ana. Mai i neherā, ko te tino mahi ō ōna whanaunga katoa ko te tiaki i ngā tōroa i ngā wā ō tō rātou hokitanga mai ki te whenua. Inaianei, kua wehe atu ōna whanaunga ki wāhi kē, ka noho ko ia anaek kei te tiaki i ēnei manu ataahua. Nā wai rā...
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Maori |
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North Shore, N.Z. :
Penguin,
[2008]
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| Summary: | "Kei te taha moana te kuia Māori nei a Mararea e noho ana. Mai i neherā, ko te tino mahi ō ōna whanaunga katoa ko te tiaki i ngā tōroa i ngā wā ō tō rātou hokitanga mai ki te whenua. Inaianei, kua wehe atu ōna whanaunga ki wāhi kē, ka noho ko ia anaek kei te tiaki i ēnei manu ataahua. Nā wai rā, ka tīmata e ia tōna ake hikoi whakahirahira [= Maraea is an elderly Māori woman who lives by the sea. For generations, her whānau has had a special relationship with the local albatrosses, who always return home after their long sea journeys. Now Maraea is alone. Left to care for these beautiful birds, she begins a wonderful journey of her own]"--Cover. |
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| Item Description: | Picture story book for children. Published simultaneously in English. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 0143502670 9780143502678 |