My First Words in Maori (Paperback)

Stacey Morrison

ISBN 10: 014377333X / ISBN 13: 9780143773337

Published by Penguin Group (NZ), Auckland, 2019

About this Item

Paperback. If you'd like to speak the beautiful Maori language with your kids, this is the book to get you started!Help your tamariki to korero Maori with this brilliant first words book by Stacey Morrison, gorgeously illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly.My First Words in Maori equips your whanau with the first words you need to speak te reo at home together.With lively pictures labelled in Maori and English, each page introduces the concepts and words children use as they first begin to talk, get to know people and explore the world around them.Designed by Maori language champion and broadcaster Stacey Morrison for parents and tamariki to read together, with plenty of details in the illustrations to point out and name, scenes include- Tinana/Body, Whanau/Family, Whare/House, Wahi Takaro/Places to Play, Tatahi/The Beach, Marae/The Marae - and much more!This is the perfect book to bring the Maori language into your home and have fun with the kids on their language journey. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My First Words in Maori (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ), Auckland
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014377333X
• ISBN 13: 9780143773337
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

My First Words in Maori equips your whanau with the first words you need to speak te reo at home together With lively pictures labeled in Maori and English, each page introduces the concepts and words children use as they first begin to talk, get to know people and explore the world around them. Designed by Maori language a champion and broadcaster for parents and tamariki to read together, with plenty of detail in the illustrations to point out and name, scenes include: Taku Tinana/My Body, Taku Whanau/My Family, Taku Whare/My House, Wahi Takaro/At the Park, Tatahi/At the Beach, Te Marae/The Marae—and much more! This is the perfect book to bring the Maori language into your home and have fun with the kids on their language journey

About the Author

Stacey Morrison (Ngai Tahu, Te Arawa) is a radio and TV broadcaster whose projects have spanned 25 years. In 2016, she won Te Taura Whiri te Reo Maori Champion Award for te reo Maori.