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Local DescriptionInā te ātaahua o tēnei pukapuka. Recommending this reo rua book by Reina Kahukiwa and illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa. Taranga's story of birthing Māui tikitiki a Taranga, from her perspective is powerful and empowering.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Reina Kahukiwa is of Ngāti Whakaue, Te Arawa, Patuheuheu, Ngāti Haka, Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tāmanuhiri, and Te Aitanga a Mahaki descent. She is the author of adults literary genre books including Manahau, and Korowai. In the young+ adult literary genre, Reina is the author of Taranga published by Little Island press in 2023. Reina is also the author of children's and whānau books including The Standing Strong House and the award-winning Te Haka a Tānerore (winner of the New Zealand Book Awards 2019). Reina has three university degrees and works as a writer, Māori advisor, manager and program designer in Māori Pathways. Award-winning artist and children's book writer and illustrator Robyn Kahukiwa has been a prominent figure in Māori children's literature since the 1980s. DescriptionTaranga is the mother of Māui, a great cultural hero in the Māori creation narrative. Here Reina Kahukiwa recounts the birth of Māui seen through the eyes of Taranga. Exquisitely llustrated throughoutby Reina's mother, the artist Robyn Kahukiwa. This is a beautiful book that will be especially treasured by mothers and mothers-to-be |