TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tawhara,Merito
AU  - Slade-Robinson,Nikki
TI  - The pūriri tree
SN  - 1877266272
U1  - 428.6 22
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Wellington, N.Z.
PB  - Huia
KW  - Trees
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Growth
KW  - Families
KW  - Children's stories, New Zealand
N1  - Picture story book for children; Published simultaneously in Māori
N2  - When Hemi's grandfather tells him the tiny seed he has found is the beginning of a great tree, Hemi thinks it might be a trick, but he plants the seed. Years pass, the boy becomes a man, and the seed becomes a tree. Now it is Hemi's granddaughter who wonders how a tiny seed can become a great tree. Suggested level: junior
ER  -