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Condon, Alison,

Ruatara and the new beginning / written by Alison Condon and Gina Taggart ; illustrated by Tania Hassounia ; produced by Dave Mann. - [Tauranga] : Big Book Publishing, 2014. - 16 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm - The chronicles of Paki. Series 1 ; book 3 .

Graphic novel. "Read about the hardships and determination of the first missionaries who came to New Zealand. Hear about the positive change that came to Māori as the story of the Gospel unfolded before them. Find out about the mistakes that were made and the victories that were won. Grasp an understanding of the power for good the Gospel has for the human family, as proven in the golden witness given by Māori as they turned away from intense superstition and tribal warfare towards a new way of peace ... this is New Zealand's untold story"--Publisher's Web site.

"Ruatara loves adventure. The young man from the chiefly line of Ngāpuhi can't wait to set sail for England to meet the King. It's an adventure that will nearly cost him his life, and which will bring about enormous changes in his country"--Back cover.

Primary.

ISBN: 9780992257149 099225714X

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ruatara--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
To 1840

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Māori (New Zealand people)--Religion --Juvenile literature.
Missionaries--History --New Zealand --19th century --Juvenile literature.
Maori (New Zealand people)--History --New Zealand--19th century --Juvenile literature.
Pakiwaituhi
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--History--To 1840--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Christian fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 741.5993