Nā Heather Haylock rāua ko Sarah Trolle
Nā Atareria (9), Maia (10), Amokura (9)

He pukapuka tēnei e pā ana ki tētahi tama. Aoake te ata i whai ia i tētahi Koro Wētā i roto i ōna kamupūtu. Ia rā, ka whakahoki te whānau i a ia ki te ngahere engari kua hoki mai ia. I te mutunga iho, nā te tama me tōna whānau i hanga whare mo Koro Wētā me tōna ake whānau.

He pai tēnei pukapuka ki a mātou nā te mea he pukukata, he momo pukapuka ki te ako mō te tiaki ngāngara. E rata pai ana mātou ki te taiao anō hoki.

He tino āwhina ki ētahi ki te pānui i ngā reo e rua. Kua aro mātou ki te reo Māori, engari ki te kore koe e mōhio, ka whai koe i te reo Pākehā.

Ko ētahi o ō mātou painga ko te wā i taka tōna kamupūtu i tōna waewae, ā, ko te wā i tau te wētā ki tōna whare hou. He rawe ngā kupu hou pēnā i te: whētētē, whakahekea, opuru, umere, whakaarorangi, tātai, tūtakarerewā. Pakō! Pakū! Pakē! Pohū!

Ngā mihi ki a Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School
E whakahahaki ana mātou i ētahi o ngā pukapuka, he hou, he mīharo anō hoki. He pukapuka ēnei mā ngā kaipānui tamariki kua tuhia ki te reo Māori. Ko wai atu hei whakatakoto i ō rātou whakaaro, i tua atu i ngā kaipānui tamariki? Kua tuku mai ngā ākonga o te Manga Rumaki Reo o Te Kura o Te Uru Karaka i ā rātou arotake mō ngā pukapuka hou e wha. Pānuitia mai

Young reader reviews. 'We like this book because it’s funny, and it’s the kind of book where you can learn about taking care of insects.'

Written by Heather Haylock and Sarah Trolle
Reviewed by Atareria (9), Maia (10), Amokura (9)

This book is about a boy. One morning, he found a grandpa Wētā inside his gumboots. Every day, the family would return him to the bush, but he kept coming back. In the end, the boy and his family built a house for Koro Wētā and his own family.

We like this book because it’s funny, and it’s the kind of book where you can learn about taking care of insects. We also really like nature.

It’s really helpful for some people to be able to read in both languages. We’ve been focusing on Māori, but if you don’t understand, you can follow along in English.

Some of our favourite parts were when his gumboot fell off his foot and when the wētā settled into his new home. The new words were awesome too, like: whētētē (to stare wildly), whakahekea (descend), ōpuru (jam-packed), umere (yell), whakaarorangi (flee), tātai (recite), tūtakarerewā (unsettled). Pakō! (Bang) Pakū! (Pop) Pakē! (Crack) Pohū! (Boom)

Thanks to Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School
We’re spotlighting some of the new and awesome books for young readers published in te reo Māori. And who better to give their opinions than young readers themselves! The students from Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School’s Māori Language Immersion Unit/Rumaki Reo have filed their reviews on four new books. Read more