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* Brilliantly illustrated retelling of Rona and the Moon myth * Engaging text in English and te Reo Maori * Companion to Tim Tipene's 2016 book Maui - Sun Catcher
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A collection of vignettes from childhood - this memoir for junior readers tells stories from Tim Tipene's childhood. Tim is a White Ribbon Ambassador in NZ for family violence and founded the Warrior Kids programme. He has won multiple awards for his many books and works regularl...y around New Zealand in schools.
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Patu
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In this powerful novel for teenagers, 16-year-old Jahnine is having to fend for herself amidst a series of family misfortunes, with her mother is in hospital battling cancer and her brother gone without a trace. Family legend has it that a patu taken during the Land Wars by her g...reat-great-grandfather has left a curse on them.
Determined to return the patu and lift the curse, Jahnine turns to a strange Maori boy, Andy, and follows him away from Auckland to try and put things right. Nothing turns out the way she imagines in this powerful, realistic novel.
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The complete guide to Tim Tipene's innovative Warrior Kids program, teaching the ten core sessions for this program to develop children's confidence, respect and self-control
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A memoir from award-winning writer and inspirational speaker Tim Tipene. Tim founded the Warrior Kids programme 22 years ago. Himself the product of rape, he spent a miserable childhood in which he was abused by both his birth and foster families. His courses now empower families... and children and this memoir is a recollection of his life, raised in vio- lence, following on from a junior collection published last year, Mrs Battleship. It is a tribute especially to the few teachers who acted at different times to protect him, as well as his discovery that not everyone endured what he did.This is funny, sad, poignant and telling. Tim has found jewels of wisdom and love in a world that had no place for him
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An inspiring junior novel with special appeal to boys. High-school student Haki needs to find the pounamu that was stolen from him after a car crash. In his search he must confront his fears and find a way to answer the challenge to serve his people, his land, to fight a taniwha ...and to grow into a warrior.
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An inspiring junior novel with special appeal to boys. High-school student Haki needs to find the pounamu (greenstone) that was stolen from him after a car crash. In his search he must confront his fears and find a way to defend his people and their his land, to fight a taniwha a...nd to grow into a warrior.
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Every day of school, Sean's stomach knots and turns. His efforts to avoid the school bully only add fuel to the fire when Mark Thomas and his mates eventually find him. Then the students meet Papa Tim. Some are chosen to join a school programme called Warrior Kids, and he's their... leader. They learn self-respect and respect for others, but they also learn hard lessons about truth and consequences. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.
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Patu
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"Life is challenging for 16-year-old Jahnine Byrne. Her mother is in hospital battling cancer, her elder brother has gone without a trace, and Jahnine has dropped out of school. A family legend blames their bad luck on a patu that her great-great-grandfather took during the New Z...ealand Wars. The patu's curse needs to be lifted, something that can happen only if the weapon is returned, but returned to where?''--Cover. Suggested level: secondary.
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Hinemoa is really brave. Even dentists don't scare her. When her brother says there is a ghost in his room it is Hinemoa who stands and tells the ghost to 'bring it on'. But when it comes time for Hinemoa to swim she is too impatient and jumps in the deep end. A quick trip to the... bottom and Hinemoa comes out of the pool a little scared of the water. So Nana has to show her how to conquer her fears and learn to swim.
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