Huia Books for Kohanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa Māori

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MĀORI LANGUAGE LEARNERS

First Readers in Māori A set of ten stories in Māori to learn numbers, colours, shapes, animal names and everyday sentences. Ideal for learners of Māori, with simple language and stories, and illustrations that support the text. Includes English translations of all text at the back of each book.

978-1-77550-154-1, 8–12 pages each, softcovers in a slipcase

$40

Te Kete Kupu: 300 Essential Words in Māori

Te Kete Kupu

ä Kupu Waiwai o Töku Reo

e aha te kai a te rangatira? He körero. ngä kai o roto i te pukapuka nei? He kupu.

Ko ngä kupu waiwai o te reo Mäori. ka tino kitea i roto i ngä pukapuka mä ngä tamariki.

The 300 most frequently used words in Māori with examples of their use, supported by colourful illustrations to aid the reader’s learning.

nuitia mai, akona mai, kia tipu ai te reo.

978-1-86969-178-4, 48 pages, softcover

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$15

MĀORI LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Everyday Words in Māori A stimulating and lively word finder for all learners of Māori.

This fun picture dictionary and pronunciation guide is perfect for beginners in te reo Māori to encourage effective, longterm learning.

978-1-86969-398-5, 48 pages, softcover

$20

First Hundred Words in Māori A wealth of vocabulary-building opportunities for beginner learners of Māori. The pictures encourage direct association of the Māori word with the object.

978-1-86969-304-6, 34 pages, softcover

$20

First Thousand Words in Māori Expanding on the First Hundred Words in Māori, this bright picture dictionary is full of more vocabulary-building opportunities. The book includes verbs, adjectives, opposites, numbers, and many other themes.

978-1-86969-239-1, 64 pages, softcover

$20

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CHILDREN’S CLASSICS 3–7 YEAR OLDS

Kaua e Tuku mā te Kukupa te Pahi e Taraiwa!

Mo Willems Translation by Kawata Teepa The first Māori translation of Mo Willems’s popular Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! captures the pigeon’s pleading, wheedling and reasoning as he tries to get the reader to let him drive the bus while the driver isn’t there. $20

978-1-77550-223-4, 40 pages, softcover

Nā Wai te Waka i Totohu?

Pamela Allen Translation by Kawata Teepa A cow, a monkey, a sheep, a pig and a mouse take a trip in a dinghy. As each gets in, the boat sinks lower in the water until it sinks completely! Did tiny mouse really sink the boat?

$18

978-1-77550-170-1, 32 pages, softcover

Te Anuhe Tino Hiakai Eric Carle Translation by Brian Morris With the same illustrations and dye-cut pages as the original, this edition retains the humour and quirky character of the little caterpillar. A story format that teaches days of the week, numbers and counting, and names of foods.

978-1-77550-048-3, 32 pages, softcover

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$20

CHILDREN’S CLASSICS 3–7 YEAR OLDS

Te Tanguruhau Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Translation by Brian Morris

Children can now take a walk with the clever little mouse in this translation of the hugely popular The Gruffalo.

978-1-77550-126-8, 32 pages, softcover

$20

Kei Hea Taku Māmā?

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Translation by Brian Morris

Little Monkey is lost and needs to find his mum. Butterfly is eager to help him but keeps misunderstanding what Monkey’s mum looks like.

Will Monkey ever find his mum?

978-1-77550-167-1, 32 pages, softcover

$20

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CHILDREN’S CLASSICS 3–7 YEAR OLDS

Kei Reira Ngā Weriweri Maurice Sendak Translation by Te Tumatakuru O’Connell

With the same lively, creative illustrations as the original book, this edition retains the simplicity and imagination, capturing Max’s feisty character, the magic adventure and the wild rumpus.

978-1-77550-111-4, 48 pages, softcover

$24

Kei te Kīhini o te Pō Maurice Sendak Translation by Brian Morris

Comic-strip-like illustrations telling the story of Mickey’s dream of falling into cake mix and flying in a plane of bread dough to find milk for the cake batter.

978-1-77550-112-1, 40 pages, softcover

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$24

CHILDREN’S CLASSICS 3–7 YEAR OLDS

Te Haere ki te Rapu Pea Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury Translation by Kawata Teepa The English text of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt has been translated into fun, rhythmical, onomatopoeic te reo Māori as children swish through long grass, splash through water and tiptoe on their bear hunt. $20

978-1-77550-044-5, 40 pages, softcover

Te Mīhini Iti Kōwhai Betty and Alan Gilderdale Translation by Brian Morris Here is the classic story of The Little Yellow Digger translated into te reo Māori. A little digger gets stuck in the mud and needs some help from a bigger digger.

978-1-77550-138-1, 32 pages, softcover

$20

Timo te Kaihī Ika Mokena Potae Reedy and Jim Byrt Timo sets off to catch a big fish to prove to his father and brothers that he is a real fisherman, but the adventure that he and his dog Pou have at sea is more than Timo is expecting!

$20

978-1-77550-047-6, 32 pages, softcover

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PICTURE BOOKS & JUNIOR FICTION 3–12 YEAR OLDS

Whiti te Rā!

Patricia Grace and Andrew Burdan Translation by Kawata Teepa

This is the story of the great Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha and how he came to compose the haka ‘Ka Mate’. As he recounts his dangerous adventure to his people, his words ‘ka mate, ka mate, ka ora, ka ora’ are repeated back and the haka rings out – a haka now passed down from generation to generation.

978-1-77550-209-8, 32 pages, softcover

$25

2016 Storylines Notable Book

Tamanui: Te Kōkako Mōrehu o Taranaki Rebecca Beyer, Linley Wellington and Andrew Burdan Translation by Kawata Teepa

The Taranaki forest is changing and kōkako are finding it difficult to get food and protect their chicks. This is the true story of the decline of kōkako numbers and the Taranaki kōkako, Tamanui, who was rehabilitated to help their survival.

978-1-77550-221-0, 32 pages, softcover

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$23

PICTURE BOOKS & JUNIOR FICTION 3–12 YEAR OLDS

Ngā Kī Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan Transalation by Kawata Teepa In this lively picture book, Dad tells his daughter imaginative stories about the keys on his key ring and what they unlock – from a zippenburger that takes him to work, to a rocket going to outer space to collect space noodles.

978-1-77550-164-0, 40 pages, softcover

$20

Winner 2015 NZ Children and Young Adult’s Book Awards

Tāhoe Chris Szekely and Andrew Burdan Transalation by Scotty Morrison This traditional Māori story tells of two lovers, Hinemoa and Tūtānekai, forbidden to meet. They vow to be together and every night on the island, Tūtānekai plays his flute to guide Hinemoa to him.

978-1-77550-105-3, 32 pages, hardcover

$24

2014 Storylines Notable Book

Maumahara ki tērā Nōema Jennifer Beck and Lindy Fisher Transalation by Kawata Teepa It’s almost Guy Fawkes night and at the school speech competition, Andy tells the story of Guy Fawkes. But then Aroha gets up and tells the story of another fifth of November, one closer to home – the invasion of Parihaka in 1881.

978-1-77550-011-7, 32 pages, softcover

$20

2014 IBBY Honour Awards

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PICTURE BOOKS & JUNIOR FICTION 3–12 YEAR OLDS

Graphic Novels for Reluctant Readers

Hautipua Rererangi Julian Arahanga and Andrew Burdan Translation by Ruia Aperahama

The story of John Pohe, a Māori pilot during World War II. Shot down off the coast of Germany, Pohe was held prisoner at Stalag Luft III until escaping in a mass breakout, which was immortalised in the film The Great Escape.

978-1-77550-007-0, 40 pages, softcover

$25

Winner 2013 LIANZA Awards

Ngarimu: Te Tohu Toa

matauenga ahi o whenua

Andrew Burdan

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Ngarimu Te Tohu Toa • Na- Andrew Burdan nga- pikitia

Nà Andrew Burdan ngà pikitia

Winner 2011 LIANZA Awards

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The story of how Second Lieutenant Te Moana-nuia-Kiwa Ngarimu of 28 Māori Battalion won the VC during World War II. Ngarimu led an attack on Point 209 in Tunisia, defending their position while wounded.

Ngarimu was killed during the attack, but his leadership resulted in the surrender of the Germans on Point 209.

978-1-77550-008-7, 40 pages, softcover

$25

PICTURE BOOKS & JUNIOR FICTION 3–12 YEAR OLDS

Graphic Novels for Reluctant Readers

Arohanui: Te Utu a Ngāi Parehe Helen Pearse-Otene and Andrew Burdan Translation by Kawata Teepa

Two hostile tribes are forced to enter into a hard bargain to survive. In the midst of the conflict, two lovers plan to bring their warring tribes together through their marriage, but tragedy looms!

978-1-77550-190-9, 44 pages, softcover

$25

Meariki: Te Rapunga i te Pono Helen Pearse-Otene and Andrew Burdan Translation by Kawata Teepa

Meariki is a slave serving the chief’s only daughter, Hineamuru. When Hineamuru is abducted by a warlock, Meariki and Hineamuru’s lover Pehi, go on a journey to rescue Hineamuru, and end up discovering themselves.

978-1-77550-189-3, 52 pages, softcover

$25

Winner 2015 PANZ Book Design Awards

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BOOKS FOR TEENS

Tirohia Kimihia This is the first dictionary to be written entirely in Māori with approximately 3,500 headwords and 6,000 meanings defined. It is a learner dictionary written for students in Māori medium schools, but is useful for all learners of Māori language.

978-1-86969-179-0, 260 pages, softcover

$20

The Value of Māori Language: Te Hua o te Reo Māori Rawinia Higgins, Poia Rewi and Vincent Olsen-Reeder This collection looks at the state of the language since the Māori Language Act was passed 25 years ago. How the language is faring in education, media, texts and communities and what the future aspirations for the language are.

978-1-77550-141-1, 441 pages, softcover

$45

Winner 2015 Ngā Kupu Ora Awards

Tōku Reo Tōku Ohooho Chris Winitana Tracing the journey between 1972 and 2008 to revitalise the Māori language, this book outlines the determined struggle to bring the Māori language back from the brink.

978-1-86969-378-7, 442 pages, softcover

Winner 2012 NZ Post Book Awards

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$45

BOOKS FOR TEENS

Ngā Waituhi o Rēhua Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira A science fantasy novel in te reo Māori that follows four teenagers living on Rēhua, a planet settled after Earth is destroyed by ecological disasters and global war.

978-1-77550-006-3, 500 pages, softcover

$35

Winner 2013 LIANZA Awards

Purapurawhetū Tēra ngā aho o tēnei pūrākau o Purapurawhetū. Kei tōna manawa te mamae me te pōuri e tau ana. Ka kōtuia ki ngā tautōhito hunga ngaro, murunga hoki a ngā kiripuaki. Hei te otinga rā anō, ka kitea kē he pūrākau murunga hara, he pūrākau whakaora, whakakata tangata, mai i te pōuri ka puta ki te whai ao, ki te ao mārama.

Briar Grace-Smith Translation by Wiremu and Te Ohorere Kaa

– PUR APUR AWHETU

Purapurawhetū

Na– Briar Grace-Smith

Hohepa is driven by despair by the long-ago death of his baby son and the once thriving marae is in decline.

Woven around this play script are themes of dispossesion, struggles for leadership and the journey to forgiveness and healing.

978-1-77550-043-8, 102 pages, softcover

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$20

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Na Wiremu raua ko Te Ohorere Kaa i whakamaori

Huia Short Stories 11: Contemporary Māori Fiction The best short stories and novel extracts from the Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers 2015 as judged by Witi Ihimaera, Sir Wira Gardiner and Poia Rewi.

978-1-77550-204-3, 204 pages, softcover

$30

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