How Maui Fished Up the North Island: Tales of Aotearoa
By (Author) Donovan Bixley
Upstart Press Ltd
Upstart Press Ltd
16th August 2018
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
Hardback
24
Width 280mm, Height 210mm
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of Maui fishing up North Island! The traditional tale but with Donovans unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and culturally appropriate and translates , along with Keri Opai, the story for the Te Reo edition.
Donovan Bixley is an illustrator and writer based in Taupo. Donovan has numerous bestsellers to his name, including the recent Much Ado About Shakespeare. Donovan created Pussycat, Pussycat (2015), Little Bo Peep (2014), The Wheels on the Bus (2010) and Old Macdonalds Farm (2011) and The Great Kiwi ABC (2016). Dr Darryn Joseph is a lecturer in te reo at Massey university. He has authored over 23 books; mainly textbooks and chapter books for Mori immersion education. He has won the Huia Short Stories Award for te reo Mori and the LIANZA Librarian Te Kura Pounamu Award for "most distinguished contribution to literature for children and young adults written in Te Reo Mori.