Maui Shares Stories for Tamariki Based on Taonga from the Te Papa Collection. In a fresh approach to aspects of Aotearoa history, two new childrens books, Mauis Taonga Tales and its te reo Maori companion He Paki Taonga i a Maui, present vividly illustrated and lively stories associated with some of taonga held at Aotearoa New Zealands national museum, Te Papa. Told through the voice of pukorero, or story teller, Maui, the great Pacific hero and trickster, the stories are from both long ago and recent times, and were chosen in consultation with Te Papas matauranga Maori curators and the relevant iwi. They range from how Ruhias kaitaka, or cloak, saved the life of a young boy and why the band Herbs wrote a song about nuclear testing in the Pacific to Huria Matenga and the Shipwreck, Rata and the Children of Tane, Willie Apiata and the Tough Decision, Hinemoa and Tutanekai, Te Paea and theGhost Waka, Kahes Epic Swim, Heni and the Battle of Gate Pa, Kupe and the Giant Wheke, and Tane and the Kete of Knowledge. Each tale is told via illustrations created by eight of Aotearoas best youngMaori artists, some of which illustrated stories from their own iwi. The book is linked to the animated TV series He Paki Taonga i a Maui, funded by Te Mangai Paho.
| ISBN: | 9780995113626 |
| Publication date: | 21st November 2019 |
| Author: | The Project Team |
| Publisher: | Te Papa Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Traditional Tales |