This picture book is about cousins' holidays in a rural Maori community having adventures and fun together - playing in the bush, riding horses, fishing, eeling and swimming at the beach. During the holiday, a death leads to a rahui being placed on the beach. After a year, the ra...hui is lifted, and they return to the beach full of life and with their cousin in their hearts. The feeling of the book is joyous and wistful, and the illustrations richly evoke the atmosphere of the setting and people.
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| ISBN |
9781869694715 |
| Published AU |
30 Sep 2011 |
| Publisher |
Huia Publishers |
| Format |
Hardback, Maori language ed. |
| Language |
Maori
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| Availability |
Showing available at publisher; usually ships 7-14 working days
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
7-10 years |
| Reading Age |
7-10 years |
| Library of Congress |
Cousins - Juvenile fiction, Holidays - Juvenile fiction, Beaches - Juvenile fiction, Country life - Juvenile fiction, Cousins - Fiction |
| NBS Text |
Picture Books |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| Awards |
Winner of LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Russell Clark Medal for Illustration 2012
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Winner of New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Picture Book 2012
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Short-listed for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Te Kura Pounamu 2012
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Author's Bio
Chris Szekely was appointed the Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library in 2007 - the first Maori to have held the position. Chris was previously City Librarian at the Manukau City Council, where he headed one of the largest and fastest growing public library services in New Zealand. He was also instrumental in setting up Te Ropu Whakahau, the professional association of Maori librarians. Malcolm Ross, 1948-2003, gained a Diploma in Fine Arts in painting and a Diploma in Fine Arts with Honours in sculpture, and he had wideranging interests in New Zealand history, art and culture.
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