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Ko Maraea me ngā toroa / Patricia Grace ; nā Brian Gunson ngā whakaahua ; ko te huri ki te reo Maori nā Waiariki Grace.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Maori Original language: English Publication details: North Shore, N.Z. : Puffin Books, 2008.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780143502678
  • 9780143502678
  • 0143502670
Uniform titles:
  • Maraea and the albatrosses. Māori
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 899.442 22
Summary: The story of Maraea, an elderly Maori woman who lives in a coastal community, next to an albatross colony. The rest of the people move to the cities, and soon only Maraea is left on the clifftop, looking out to sea to welcome the birds. Maraea passes away, and only a rock remains on the cliffs where she used to sit - but in spring, the rock transforms into a bird. Suggested level: junior, primary.
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Picture story book for children.

Published simultaneously in English.

The story of Maraea, an elderly Maori woman who lives in a coastal community, next to an albatross colony. The rest of the people move to the cities, and soon only Maraea is left on the clifftop, looking out to sea to welcome the birds. Maraea passes away, and only a rock remains on the cliffs where she used to sit - but in spring, the rock transforms into a bird. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Translation of: Maraea and the albatrosses.

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