Aotearoa whispers. 1, The awakening / Gonzalo Navarro ; Charisma Rangipunga, translation.

By:

Navarro, Gonzalo, 1986-

Contributor(s):

Rangipunga, Charisma, 1977- [translator.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Maori Original language: English Series: Aotearoa WhispersPublication details: [Christchurch, N.Z.] : Switch Productions, 2011.Description: 128 pages; chiefly color illustrations; 24 cmISBN:

9780473180065
0473180065

Other title:

Awakening

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

New Zealand fiction -- 21st century. -- 21st century.

DDC classification:

741.5993 23

Summary: A 13 year old boy named Kahi wanders the streets of Christchurch city, feeling a bit lost in a place he should belong. That ordinary day suddenly changes when he finds a 10 cent coin, The profile of the British Queen and the Maori icon on the reverse makes him think about himself and his Maori culture. The coin, a symbol of the colonisation, leads him to his Kuia (grandmother), a wise lady who shares some of her vast Maori knowledge with Kahi. The words of his Kuia carry him on a mesmerizing journey that will make Kahi discover his heritage and his true identity.

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Graphics Junior	Waimate JNRGRAPHICS	GRAPHICS_JNR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A00603630

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A 13 year old boy named Kahi wanders the streets of Christchurch city, feeling a bit lost in a place he should belong. That ordinary day suddenly changes when he finds a 10 cent coin, The profile of the British Queen and the Maori icon on the reverse makes him think about himself and his Maori culture. The coin, a symbol of the colonisation, leads him to his Kuia (grandmother), a wise lady who shares some of her vast Maori knowledge with Kahi. The words of his Kuia carry him on a mesmerizing journey that will make Kahi discover his heritage and his true identity.

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