Nā Melanie Koster i tuhi
Nā Monica Koster ngā pikitia i tā
Nā Pānia Papa i whakamāori

He tino pai ngā pikitia me ngā tae o ngā kiripuaki. He kupu hou, pēnā i te whakamahinehia, te tukutahi, me te paratītanga, engari he pai ngā kupu. Ko Tama te tino kiripuaki, nā te mea kei te kī ia ki tana Koro, he taniwha kei te roto, ka kī te roto, kāore he taniwha i te roto. He pou whirinaki ia, ā, he tama māia, he tama kaha ia. Kua rata pai au ki te wā e kauhoe ana ngā tamariki, nā te mea i pērā hoki au, ā, he tama ahau (Elijah). Mā ngā tāngata katoa tēnei pukapuka. He māmā ki te whai i te pukapuka nei. 

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 new words like whakamahinehia (to polish), tukutahi (simultaneously), and paratītanga (splash), but the words are good.'

Written by Melanie Koster
Illustrations by Monica Koster
Translated by Pānia Papa.

Reviewed by Elijah (9) and Irihapeta (11)

The pictures and colours of the characters are perfect. There are new words like whakamahinehia (to polish), tukutahi (simultaneously), and paratītanga (splash), but the words are good. Tama is the main character because he tells his grandpa there’s a taniwha in the lake, but the lake insists that there is no taniwha there. He is a reliable person, a brave and strong boy. I liked the part where the children were swimming because I used to swim too, and I’m a boy (Elijah). This book is for everyone. This book is easy to read.

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