TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rolleston-Cummins,Toni
AU  - Slade-Robinson,Nikki
TI  - The seven stars of Matariki
SN  - 1869693272
U1  - 428.6 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Wellington, N.Z.
PB  - Huia
KW  - New Year
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Adventure stories
KW  - Magic
KW  - Children's stories, New Zealand
KW  - Matariki (Tātai whetū)
KW  - reo
KW  - Pakiwaitara
KW  - Whetū
N1  - Picture story book for children; Published simultaneously in English and Māori
N2  - When Mitai's seven handsome brothers are bewitched by seven beautiful women, 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. A contemporary myth of love, magic, and adventure that celebrates Matariki. Brief factual information about Matariki. Suggested level: junior, primary
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