Ko Whetū Toa me Te Tangata Tūmatarau

Ko Whetū Toa me te Tangata Tūmatarau tētahi pukapuka e pā ana ki ngā haere māia o Whetū Toa.

Kātahi anō te Māmā o Whetū Toa ka tīmata mahi mō te Tangata Tūmatarau. Ka tiaki a Whetū i ngā kararehe whakangārahu ā te Tangata Tūmatarau.

Ina ka matangarongaro te rapeti hīanga, a Errant, ka riro mā Whetū e whakarauora i te kaupapa.

Kei ia wāhanga o te pukapuka he pikitia nā Katharine Hall. Kei ia wāhanga hoki tētahi kuputaka. He tino tautoko ēnei mā ngā kaipānui, kia marama pū i te tuhinga.

He ārikarika ngā pukapuka pēnei hei hoko i te reo Māori, i te reo Pākehā anō hoki. He tino tautoko tērā ki te hunga e ako tonu ana i te reo rangatira, ki ngā mātua e ako ana i te taha o ngā tamariki. He pai tēnei momo pukapuka mā ngā akoranga reo Māori, ā, ka pārekareka tēnei pukapuka ki ngā tamariki e kuraina ana i ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori, i ngā akoranga reo rumaki anō hoki.

Kua tukuna hoki Ko Whetū Toa me te Tangata Tūmatarau i te reo Pākehā, ko Whetū Toa and the Magician te ingoa.

He Whakatūpatotanga? Kāore

He pukapuka kōrero-ā-waha? Āe

Kei tēhea takiwā? Aotearoa


Ko Whetū Toa me te Tangata Tūmatarau describes the adventures of Whetū Toa. Whetū’s mother has just taken on a job working for the magician (te Tangata Tūmatarau). Whetū becomes the animal keeper, looking after the magician’s menagerie of interesting animals.

When the magician’s assistant, the mischievous Errant the rabbit, disappears, it is left to Whetū to save the day.

Each chapter is supported with an illustration by Katharine Hall and a glossary of new vocabulary. The pictures and glossary are a good aid for readers to check their understanding of the book.

This book is one of a growing number of junior readers available for readers to purchase in both English and te reo Māori. Having both languages available is of great help to second language learners and parents learning alongside their tamariki. This short chapter novel would make a great class study and this book will be appreciated by tamariki in Kura Kaupapa Māori and Reo Rumaki classrooms.

Ko Whetū Toa me te Tangata Tūmatarau is also available in English under the title Whetū Toa and the Magician.

Do you have any advisory warnings for this book? No

Would this book work as a read aloud? Yes

Is there a particular part of the country that it’s set in? Aotearoa