Te Whakatautonga a Maui i Te Ra, 9781988516837
Hardcover
Maui lassoed the sun! A hilarious, bright, and culturally rich tale.

Te Whakatautonga a Maui i Te Ra

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  • Hardcover

    24 pages

  • Release Date

    11 September 2019

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Summary

Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of how Maui slowed the journey of the sun through the sky each day! The traditional tale but with Donovan’s unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and culturally appropriate and translates , along with Keri Opai, the story for the Te Reo edition.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781988516837
ISBN-10:1988516838
Author:Donovan Bixley
Publisher:Upstart Press Ltd
Imprint:Upstart Press Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:24
Release Date:11 September 2019
Weight:0g
Dimensions:210mm x 280mm
About The Author

Donovan Bixley

Donovan Bixley is an illustrator and writer based in Taupo. Donovan has numerous bestsellers to his name, including the recent Much Ado About Shakespeare. Donovan created Pussycat, Pussycat (2015), Little Bo Peep (2014), The Wheels on the Bus (2010) and Old Macdonald’s Farm (2011) and The Great Kiwi ABC (2016).

Dr Darryn Joseph is a lecturer in te reo at Massey university. He has authored over 23 books; mainly textbooks and chapter books for Maori immersion education. He has won the Huia Short Stories Award for te reo Maori and the LIANZA Librarian Te Kura Pounamu Award for “most distinguished contribution to literature for children and young adults written in Te Reo Maori.

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