TY - BOOK AU - Pitman-Hayes,June AU - Merewether,Katherine Q. AU - Roberts,Ngaere AU - Pitman-Hayes,June AU - Pitman-Hayes,June TI - Tāwhirimātea: a song for Matariki SN - 9781775438489 U1 - 782.42083 23 PY - 2024/// CY - Auckland, New Zealand PB - Scholastic New Zealand KW - Songs, Māori KW - Texts KW - Children's songs, English KW - Seasons KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Weather KW - New Zealand KW - Songs and music KW - Matariki (Tātai whetū) KW - reo KW - Atua KW - Tāwhirimātea KW - Āhua-o-te-rangi KW - Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki KW - Reorua KW - Waiata KW - Wāhanga o te tau KW - Picture books KW - lcgft N1 - Song lyrics in picture book format N2 - "Tawhirimatea, blow winds blow, Ra, warm us up with your sunshine glow. Papatuanuku, we plant seeds in you. Ua, rain, helps new life come through... Read and sing along to this catchy Matariki song celebrating Earth, sky, seasons and whanau. Singer/songwriter June Pitman-Hayes wrote this waiata for the children at the Montessori School where she was teaching music. With its delightful, lyrical melody, it warmly weaves together aspects of Māori mythology with the seasons, as a family welcomes Matariki"--Publisher information ER -