He Kirihimete Kahurangi
$16.89
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2023
Summary
Does Santa realise it’s actually very hot in the Southern Hemisphere at Christmas time? What if he overheats in his red suit while delivering presents? Told in te reo Māori, translated by Ruth Smith.
“E Koko! Kia hiwa! Kei te mōhio rānei koe — ko te Kirihimete o konei kei te waru! He kahurangi a runga, ā, ki te hēmanawa koe i tō hūtu ka tino raru.” Kei te hiahia tēnei tamaiti ki te whakaatu ki a Hana Koko me pēhea te whakanui i te Kirihimete ki Aotearoa!
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776957033 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776957032 |
| Author: | Anna Coddington, Story Hemi-Morehouse |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Picture Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 274mm x 256mm x 5mm |
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About The Author
Anna Coddington
Anna Coddington (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa, Ngati Whakaue) is an award-winning New Zealand songwriter, singer, and producer with four critically acclaimed studio albums. In 2022, she won the Waiata Maori Music Award for Best Maori Album in Te Reo for her EP Mana-Wa-Hine, featuring waiata performed in te reo Maori. Her songwriting has been recognized in the prestigious Silver Scroll songwriting award Top 20 list four times. Anna holds an MA in Linguistics, is currently studying for a law degree, and works professionally as a voiceover artist, proudly identifying as a “word nerd.” As a mother to two children with her partner, musician Dick Johnson, Anna’s writing for children aims to spread awareness of kaupapa Maori.
Story Hemi-Morehouse (Ngati Koata, Ngati Toa Rangatira) was born in Auckland and moved to Australia in childhood. Always passionate about comics and drawing, she turned her love of illustration into a career. Story’s first published book, Mokopuna Matatini/The Greatest Festival on Earth (written by Pania Tahau-Hodges), was shortlisted for four awards in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2022. She has since illustrated several other books. Story lives and works on the Gold Coast, Australia, and the flexibility of freelance work allows her to spend regular time in Aotearoa.
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