Te Huihui o Matariki /
Rolleston-Cummins, Toni.
Te Huihui o Matariki / by Toni Rolleston-Cummins ; illustrated by Nikki Slade-Robinson ; translated by Hone Morris. - 1st ed. - 25 p. ; col. ill. : 21x 30 cm.
Picture story book for children in Māori. Published simultaneously in English and Māori.
When Mitai's seven handsome brothers are bewitched by seven beautiful wahine, Mitai seeks advice and learns that the women are patupaiarehe and must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, who places them in the far away heavens. Yet once a year, at winter solstice, he allows them to shine in the Eastern sky. An original story. Suggested level: junior, primary.
9781869693305 (pbk.)
New Year--New Zealand--Juvenile fiction
Māori language--Written Māori
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Matariki (Tātai whetū)
Pakiwaitara.
Whetū
499.44286
Te Huihui o Matariki / by Toni Rolleston-Cummins ; illustrated by Nikki Slade-Robinson ; translated by Hone Morris. - 1st ed. - 25 p. ; col. ill. : 21x 30 cm.
Picture story book for children in Māori. Published simultaneously in English and Māori.
When Mitai's seven handsome brothers are bewitched by seven beautiful wahine, Mitai seeks advice and learns that the women are patupaiarehe and must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, who places them in the far away heavens. Yet once a year, at winter solstice, he allows them to shine in the Eastern sky. An original story. Suggested level: junior, primary.
9781869693305 (pbk.)
New Year--New Zealand--Juvenile fiction
Māori language--Written Māori
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Matariki (Tātai whetū)
Pakiwaitara.
Whetū
499.44286