Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary

Name: Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary
Brand: Nationwide Book Distributors Ltd
SKU: 9780994136497
Price: 29.99 NZD
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He Papakupu Whakaahua

By Kat Quin

Series: Kuwi and Friends

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Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary is a fun, easy-to-use resource for anyone wanting to discover, learn, and use everyday words in te reo Māori. The illustrations aid comprehension, particularly for younger learners, by providing visual cues that assist with language retention and recalling spoken and... Read More

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A fun, easy-to-use resource for those wanting to discover, learn and use everyday words in te reo Maori. The illustrations are designed to help with comprehension, particularly for younger learners.

Description

Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary is a fun, easy-to-use resource for anyone wanting to discover, learn, and use everyday words in te reo Māori. The illustrations aid comprehension, particularly for younger learners, by providing visual cues that assist with language retention and recalling spoken and written words.

This book features 68 fully illustrated pages in a large format (265 x 366mm), enriched with vibrant full colour illustrations. It includes over 1000 te reo Māori words, each translated into English, and is embedded with charming illustrations of Kuwi the kiwi and friends.

Designed for everyday use in the whānau (family), kura (school), and for all New Zealanders, Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary is suitable for ages 0-100+.

A portion of each sale goes to the charity Kiwis for kiwi.

Series: Kuwi and Friends

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Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary

Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary is a fun, easy-to-use resource for anyone wanting to discover, learn, and use everyday words in te reo Māori. The illustrations aid comprehension, particularly for younger learners, by providing visual cues that assist with language retention and recalling spoken and written words. This book features 68 fully illustrated pages in a large format (265...

By Kat Quin

Hardback

$29⁹⁹
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~~$34⁹⁹~~

In Stock
Ships tomorrow

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780994136497

Publisher: Illustrated Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 February 2020

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Illustrated Publishing

Illustration: Fully Illustrated

Contributors:

Illustrated by Kat Quin
Translated by Pania Papa

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 265.0mm

Height: 366.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 68

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About the Author

Kat Quin is a best-selling and award-winning author, illustrator and designer from the Waikato, where she lives with her partner and their six children. The Kuwi and Friends Maori Picture Dictionary was inspired by her children, who have been passionately learning te reo Maori at school. Her hope is that this book will provide an accessible and practical way to help whanau (family members) feel confident to use more Maori words in the home. Kat first worked with Pania Papa at the age of eighteen, when she was entrusted with the illustration of Maori language resources for Te Ara Reo Maori, developed by Takatu Associates Ltd. Almost twenty years later, they still work closely together on various educational projects.

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