Genre
Children’s
Picture Book
Tamanui: Te Kōkako Mōrehu o Taranaki
Rebecca Beyer, Linley Wellington
$23.00
Finalist, Te Kura Pounamu Award, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, 2016
The Taranaki forest is changing, and kōkako are finding it difficult to get food and protect their chicks. Rats and possums are raiding nests, taking chicks and eggs, and the kōkako Tamanui has lost his brothers and sisters.
In the quiet forest, Tamanui hears a kōkako call, but flying towards it, he is caught in a net. Taken to Mount Bruce, he adapts to a new environment, raises chicks and becomes important in the survival of the kōkako. Based on a true story, Tamanui is displayed at Puke Ariki, New Plymouth.
This is the Māori-language version of Tamanui: The Brave Kōkako of Taranaki. The translation is by Kawata Teepa.
Pages
32
Language
Māori
Publication Date
November 14, 2015
Dimensions
210 x 270 mm
ISBN (Soft Cover)
9781775502210
""A well-written, in-depth tale about the journey of the kōkako...is particularly special given that there are not many books written for children about kōkako.""