Book Reviews Archive
Extract: Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes
A Visual Extract from: Atua by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House)
October 2021 release
Review: Hine and the Tohunga Portal
Author: Ataria Sharman. Reviewer: Dan Rabarts.
A day that starts out like any other turns into a journey to another world and a desperate quest to save our own, in Ataria Sharman’s fast-paced Hine and the Tohunga Portal.
August 2021 release
Review: Atua and Koro/Pops - two books by Gavin Bishop
Author: Gavin Bishop. Reviewer: Emma and Nico Espiner.
Acclaimed author/illustrator Gavin Bishop releases two books, Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes and Koro/Pops, destined to become treasured friends.
September 2021 releases
Review (te Reo Māori): Navigating the Stars: Māori Creation Myths
Author: Witi Ihimaera. Reviewer: T. K. Roxborogh.
From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century.
October 2020 release
Review: Navigating the Stars: Māori Creation Myths
Author: Witi Ihimaera. Reviewer: T. K. Roxborogh.
From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century.
October 2020 release
Te reo Māori picture books for every day
Author: Various. Reviewer: Dionne Christian. Nā Hēmi Kelly i whakamāori.
Te wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) was last month but how can we continue to make the Māori language strong? By reading these titles throughout the year.