TY  - BOOK
AU  - Navarro, Gonzalo,
AU  - Rangipunga, Charisma,
TI  - Aotearoa whispers
T2  - Aotearoa Whispers
SN  - 9780473180065
U1  - 741.5993 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - [Christchurch, N.Z.]
PB  - Switch Productions
KW  - Maori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Culture
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Art, Maori
KW  - Pakiwaituhi
KW  - reo
KW  - Tāngata whenua
KW  - Pūrākau
KW  - Tāngata
KW  - New Zealand fiction
KW  - 21st century
N1  - "Creative NZ"--Cover; Ages 14+
N2  - 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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