A New Dawn

Name: A New Dawn
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SKU: 9780473630287
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By Emeli Sione

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Emeli Sione shares her Dawn Raid story to help us understand the real impact of this dark time in our history. With valuable lessons for all New Zealanders, A New Dawn provides us with hope on our journeys of equality, justice and healing as Pasifika in... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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Description

Emeli Sione shares her Dawn Raid story to help us understand the real impact of this dark time in our history. With valuable lessons for all New Zealanders, A New Dawn provides us with hope on our journeys of equality, justice and healing as Pasifika in New Zealand.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780473630287

Publisher: Dahlia Malaeulu

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2022

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Mila's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Darcy Solia
Designed by Liz Tui Morris
Edited by Dahlia Malaeulu

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 84

Collections

Aotearoa New Zealand History Australian & Pacific History Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Emeli Sione History & Archaeology History & Military New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand History New Zealand Published Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Emeli Sione is of Tongan and Niuean descent. Emeli resides in Wellington with her husband George and three children, Alei, and twins Brooke and Jackson. Emeli works as a Consultant Editor for Lift Education Publishers, she has worked on many educational resources as an editor and a writer for Ready to Read series, Tupu series, and most recently the New Zealand Ministry of Education's new Poto Book Series.

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