TY - BOOK AU - Szekely,Chris AU - Nohotima,Kauru AU - Morgan,Josh ED - New Zealand. TI - Rona T2 - Koiri SN - 9781775501770 U1 - 899.4423 23 KW - Manaakitanga KW - reo KW - Kirihimete KW - Whānau KW - Family life KW - Children's fiction KW - Vacations KW - Christmas KW - Friendship KW - Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki KW - Children's stories, New Zealand KW - local KW - Children's stories, Māori N1 - Novel for children; Issued for the Ministry of Education; Primary N2 - "E ai ki a Rona, kāore i tua atu i āna taonga nō Ingarangi. He kapu, he haki me tētahi pene rākau. Engari, tae mai ana a Jessie, ka tīmata ngā raruraru ... He kōrero tēnei mō Rona, he kōtiro e noho ana i te taha o ōna tūpuna ki te tuawhenua. Tae mai ana tōna whanaunga, a Jessie mō te hararei, ka ākona e Rona ngā akoranga o te whakaiti i a ia anō, o te manaakitanga, me te mahi whakahirahira, arā, te tunu keke Kirihimete"--Publisher's website; Rona thinks that her birthday gifts from England are just the best - a cup, a flag, and a pencil. However, life gets more difficult when Jessie arrives ... This is a story about Rona, a girl who lives with her grandparents in the country. When her cousin Jessie arrives for the holidays, Rona will learn how to be humble, welcoming, and the important task of how to make a Christmas cake ER -