Grace, Patricia, 1937-

Ko Maraea me ngā toroa = [Maraea and the albatrosses / Maraea and the albatrosses Patricia Grace, illustrated by Brian Gunson, Maori translation by Waiariki Grace. 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. - 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm

Picture story book for children. Published simultaneously in English.

"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.


In Māori.

0143502670 9780143502678


Albatrosses--Juvenile fiction
Māori language--Readers.
Children's stories, Māori
Picture books for children.
Kuia
Toroa ingoingo

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