The Curioseum: Collected Stories of the Odd and Marvelous

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What happens when you let a group of writers loose `backstage in a museum Te Papa invited twenty-two of New Zealand's best children's authors to spend a day in the Museums collections, and to chose one of the museums taonga (treasures) as a starting point for an imaginative journey.

The result is a truly original compendium of stories and poems for 812 year olds, with whimsical illustrations from award-winning Sarah Laing. Its a unique collaboration between Te Papa Press and the Whitireia Creative Writing and Publishing Programmes.

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the authors: Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley, Bill Manhire, Elizabeth Knox, Jo Randerson, Barbara Else, Ant Sang, Marisa Maepu, Mandy Hager, Paora Tibble, Frances Samuel, Phillip Mann, Raymond Huber, Tusiata Avia, Kyle Mewburn, John McCrystal, Dave Armstrong, Anatonio Te Maioha, James Brown, Moira, Wairama, Emily Hunter, Tusi Tamasese