Nā Melinay Szymanik i tuhi
Nā Isobel Joy Te Aho-White ngā pikitia i tā
Nā Pānia Papa i whakamāori

He arotakenga nā Ava (11) & Te Aurere (9)

He pai ki a māua ngā pikitia, nā te mea he pai ngā tae, he mīharo hoki. He kupu ātaahua, pēnā i ngā kupu nei, i te hoa piripono, ka mau te wehi, tētehi, me te kōpatapata. He pai ki a māua ngā kapua, nā tō rātau hono i a Rā rāua ko Ua. I te wā ka tangi a Ua, ka haere mai a Kapua, ka whakaohorere i a Ua.  Ka haere mai a Rā, ka hanga i a Uenuku. He tino akoranga tēnā.  Kāore a Ua e whakamā ana ki te tūtaki ki a Rā. Ki a māua, mā ngā tēina tēnei pukapuka, nā te mea e pai ana ki a rātou te ako mō te huarere. Kua mārama pai māua ki ngā kupu o te pukapuka. 

Ngā mihi ki a Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School
E whakahahaki ana mātou i ētahi o ngā pukapuka, he hou, he mīharo anō hoki. He pukapuka ēnei mā ngā kaipānui tamariki kua tuhia ki te reo Māori. Ko wai atu hei whakatakoto i ō rātou whakaaro, i tua atu i ngā kaipānui tamariki? Kua tuku mai ngā ākonga o te Manga Rumaki Reo o Te Kura o Te Uru Karaka i ā rātou arotake mō ngā pukapuka hou e whitu. Pānuitia mai

Young reader reviews: There are beautiful words, like hoa piripono (loyal friend), ka mau te wehi (awesome), tētehi (a/some), and kōpatapata (light rain falling in heavy drops).

Written by Melanie Szymanik
Illustrations by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
Translated by Pānia Papa

Reviewed by Ava (11) and Te Aurere (9)

We liked the pictures because the colours are good, they are amazing. There are beautiful words, like hoa piripono (loyal friend), ka mau te wehi (awesome), tētehi (a/some), and kōpatapata (light rain falling in heavy drops). We liked the clouds because they are connected to Rā (the sun) and Ua (the rain). When Ua cries, the Kapua (the clouds) come and surprise Ua. Then Rā comes and creates a rainbow. That is a great lesson. Ua is not shy about meeting Rā. In our opinion, this book is for younger ones because they enjoy learning about the weather. We understood the words in the book very well.

Thanks to Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School
We’re spotlighting some of the new and awesome books for young readers published in te reo Māori. And who better to give their opinions than young readers themselves! The students from Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School’s Māori Language Immersion Unit/ Rumaki Reo have filed their reviews on seven new books. Read more