Atua

Name: Atua
SKU: 34688803
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Rating: 4.7 (7 reviews)

Maori Gods and Heroes

By:

Gavin Bishop

Format:

Hardback

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4.7 out of 5 stars Based on 31 Customer Ratings

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"Ataahua!!"

Review by Celeste on 20th September, 2021

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This book is absolutely beautiful. Did not expect it to be what it was. The illustrations as well as the stories are amazing. A must for every home.

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"Beautiful"

Review by Charli on 22nd May, 2022

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This is such a gorgeous book, I bought it 3 times for my nieces and nephews! Highly recommend!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

"Absolutely stunning"

Review by Tiana on 7th April, 2022

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A beautifully written and illustrated book. Highly recommend

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Description

Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Maori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Maori people of Aotearoa in this breathtaking, large-scale illustrated book for children. Margaret Mahy Book of the Year 2022 Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction 2022 Russell Clark Award for Illustration 2022 Before the beginning there was nothing. No sound, no air, no colour - nothing. TE KORE, NOTHING. No one knows how long this nothing lasted because there was no time. However, in this great nothing there was a sense of waiting. Something was about to happen. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Maori world, and explore Aotearoa's exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Fascinating, beautiful and informative, this once-in-a-generation compendium deserves a place on every bookshelf.

Author Biography:

Gavin Bishop is an award-winning children's picture book writer and illustrator who lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand. The author and illustrator of approximately 60 books to date, his work ranges from original stories to retellings of Maori myths, European fairy stories, and nursery rhymes. Gavin has had a long-held interest in depicting New Zealand's history through illustration, evidenced in his now classic picture book The House that Jack Built (1999) which won Book of the Year; and also through his junior novels Piano Rock (2012) and Teddy One-Eye (2014). His landmark illustrated non-fiction title Aotearoa- The New Zealand Story was published in October 2017 and was awarded the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. A companion volume, Wildlife of Aotearoa was published in October 2019. It won a Storylines Notable Non-Fiction Award and the 2020 NZ Booklover Awards Best Children's Book, and was a finalist for the 2020 Russell Clark Award for Illustration.

Release date Australia

September 3rd, 2021

Author

Gavin Bishop

Collections

Audience

Children / Juvenile

Interest Age

From 5 to 12 years

Pages

Dimensions

288x347x16

ISBN-13

9780143775690

All-time sales rank

Top 1000

Product ID

34688803

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