Mauri

Mauri’ means ‘spirit’ in te reo Māori, and this beautiful work breathes a spirit of wonder and harmony with nature. Papatūānuku then said to Ranginui, ‘I need sunshine to grow my crops and trees.’ Nā, ka meatia a Papatūānuku ki a Rangi, ‘Homai te mauri o rā kia tipu ngā kākano me ngā rākau’. Merryn Jones has achieved something special with her first picture book: reimagining the creation story of Papatūānuku (the Earth Mother) and Ranginui (the Sky Father) in simple, poetic language that children of all ages can savour. Isobel Te Aho-White brings the words to spectacular life, with Tūhoe Huata’s translation matching the mauri of this foundation story about the environment and the spirits that connect across the natural world.