Ko wai kei te papa takaro?

Description

The simple question-and-answer format introduces new words and sentences in an engaging and interactive way. The photographs by renowned New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher provide opportunities for tamariki and their whanau to tell new stories and explore both languages. A te reo Maori edition is also available. Me kimi ko wai e takaro ana ki runga i te retireti, i te tarere, i te pae piki i runga aha ano i tenei pukupuku papa whakamiharo mo tetahi toronga ki te papatakaro. He pukapuka mama, patai atu, whakahoki mai tona hanga hei hoatu i kupu hou me nga rerenga korero hou ma tetahi tukanga pahekoheko. Ko nga whakaahua rerehua na te kaitango whakaahua rongonui, na Jane Ussher ka whai wahi nga tamariki me o ratou whanau hei korero paki me tuhura i te reo. E ahei hoki ana te tiki i tetahi pukapuka reo rua i te reo Maori me te reo Pakeha.

Te Ataakura Pewhairangi, Ngati Porou, was brought up in te ao Maori, and her home language was and still is te reo Maori. A product of kohanga reo, kura kaupapa Maori and wharekura, she not only loves her language but also understands the responsibility as a fluent native speaker and writer to further promote te reo Maori. She has worked extensively in television, and has MC'd various regional and national events such as the secondary schools kapa haka competition, Hauora Unleashed and Manu Korero national speech competition. A former senior tutor teaching te reo Maori and cultural competency at Massey University, she is now the Maori Student Recruitment Advisor at the university.

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