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Nga Maunga Tohora picture book HC271


Ngā Maunga Tōhora | The Whale Mountains is a bi-lingual picture book in te reo Māori and English, telling the Ngā Pōtiki pūrākau of the three whales.  This beautiful book tells of how the maunga in the area came to be. The book aims to introduce new generations of Tauranga Moana tamariki to the history of the rohe, including some of the local kai to be found in the sea.

'At the base of Mangatawa and opposite Mangatawa Marae is the fresh water spring. The name of the spring is called Te Waiū of te Tohorā. At times the water flows milky white, and we remember the pod of whales that beached at Rangataua.'

We have two copies of this pukapuka available to teachers - HC270 and HC271

Date published: 2017

Authors: Vincent Olsen Reeder and Hinemarie Burton

Illustrations by Tiare Dickson including Courtney Shepherd

Published in conjunction with Inspired Kindergartens

subject area: Te Ao Māori, Languages, Taonga, Geography

subject themes: Tauranga Moana, Ngā Pōtiki, whales, the ocean, place based curriculum

handling collection number: HC271

Why not get your hands on:  HC270 Nga Maunga Tohora picture book

Te Ara o Pōtiki picture book HC273

Te Ara o Pōtiki picture book HC272

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