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Te reo Māori picture book 'Ngā Whetū Matariki i Whānakotia' (The Stolen Stars of Matariki)
"Behind dusty orange hills, where the sky stretches down to the sea, theres a magical, wild, windy place called Te Mata Hapuku. Sam and Te Rerehua love to visit their Grandma and Poua at Te Mata Hapuku (aka Birdlings Flat). They like to collect agate from the stories, with a backdrop of whipping wind, flashing torchlight, and the splash of Pouas gaff in the water. But one night, Grandma notices something mysterious. Someone has stolen some stars from the sky. And then the patupaiarehe come out to play on the beach… Can Sam and Te Rerehua rescue the Matariki stars?"
Date published: 2018
Author: Miriama Kamo
Illustrator : Zak Waipara
Whakamāoritanga (Te reo translation): Ngaere Roberts
subject area: Science, Languages, Taonga, Social Science, The Arts, PE and Health
subject themes: Matariki
handling collection number: HC238
