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020			_a1775506843 _qpaperback
020			_a9781775506843 _qpaperback
035			_a(OCoLC)1355682979
040			_aNZ1 _beng _erda _cNZ1 _dOCLCF _dZ5A
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082	0	4	_a499.442 _223
099			_aNZ499.442 SMI
100	1		_aSmith, Linda Tuhiwai, _d1950- _eauthor. _9241526
245	1	0	_aTe Wai, Tama and the moon / _cLinda Tuhiwai Smith ; illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White.
264		1	_aWellington : _bHuia Publishers, _c2023.
264		4	_a©2023
300			_a32 unnumbered pages : _bcolour illustrations ; _c20 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aPicture story book for children.
520			_a"Te Wai's mum is seriously ill, and Tama's mum struggles to make ends meet, but Te Wai's got a big imagination and is determined to make the day better. The friends plan a trip to the moon, and they wait at the bus stop for the spaceship. Each time the bus arrives, someone they know gets off, and they share something to eat with the children while they wait, and Tama and Te Wai help them with the steps and heavy bags. That evening, Aunty Cherrie takes them in her little red 'spaceship' car to look at the stars and tells them how people's spirits become stars when they die. Te Wai understands this will not be long for her mum. Some days later, her tangi takes place, and Te Wai is surrounded by the caring support of her whanau, her community and Tama"--Publisher information.
650		0	_aMāori (New Zealand people) _vJuvenile fiction. _91248139
650		0	_aParents _xDeath _vJuvenile fiction.
650		7	_aMate rerekē. _2reo _9369126
650		7	_aMāmā. _2reo _9368998
650		7	_aPakiwaitara. _2reo _9369295
650		7	_aKōrero paki mā ngā tamariki. _2reo _9368885
650		7	_aPukapuka whakaahua. _2reo _9369445
700	1		_aTe Aho-White, Isobel Joy, _eillustrator.
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