Taketakerau - the Millennium Tree
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Taketakerau - the Millennium Tree
By (Author) Marnie Anstis
Illustrated by Patricia Howitt
Illustrated by Kelly Spencer
Steele Roberts Aotearoa Ltd
Steele Roberts & Associates Ltd
19th December 2011
New Zealand
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
993
Short-listed for New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Non-Fiction Award 2013
Physical Properties
Hardback
76
Description
A child listens to Koro and Grandma as they weave a tale about the life and times of the ancient puriri tree Taketakerau, the settlement and development of Aotearoa New Zealand, and world events over the last 2000 years.
Author Bio
Marnie Anstis and her husband Peter own and run a farm and kiwifruit orchard near the Hukutaia Domain, where the Taketakerau tree still stands, in Bay of Plenty. Taketakerau: The Millennium Tree, is her first book. Patricia Howitt works as a freelance artist and has artworks in collections in New Zealand and abroad.
