Tirohanga noa Tirohanga MARC Tirohanga ISBD

Ihimaera, Witi Tame, 1944-

Astromancer : the rising of Matariki / Witi Ihimaera. - 62 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm

Picture story book for children.

"The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys and an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and she doesn't want to be told what to do. But these are dangerous times, and Ruatapu the Ravenous is about to threaten the safety of the whole tribe. Will Aria step up to save them?--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9780143776154 0143776150

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Girls--Children's picture books.
Boys--Children's picture books.
Apprentices--Children's picture books.
New Year--New Zealand--Children's picture books.
Lunar calendars--New Zealand --Children's picture books.
Pakiwaitara
Matariki (Tātai whetū)
Pūrākau
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki
Ākonga
Maramataka
Pukapuka whakaahua

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Pleiades--Children's picture books.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Children's stories, Māori.
Picture books for children.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.3