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Reviewed by Kristina Moloney, Teacher, Titiro Whakamua Hutt Valley Teen Parent School
Opening sentence
This land has wide beaches, which lie beside ...
This Land Aotearoa is a beautiful picture book. It showcases a poem describing our stunning country and combining both English and te reo Māori.

Each page has a beautiful picture featuring aspects of our New Zealand landscape – including beaches, rivers, cities and mountains. The words are clear and bold on the page with English first and te reo translation on the facing page. This gives a great opportunity for expanding vocabulary knowledge in both languages.

The book allows the reader or listener to take a wander through our diverse country visually and through lyrical language. There is plenty in this book to begin discussions on numerous topics.
Author & Illustrator: Translator: Kiwa Hammond
Publisher: One Tree House
ISBN: 9780995117594
Format: Paperback
Publication: March 2023
Ages: 5+
Themes: Nature, environment, land, people, diversity