Hanuman, a monkey hero, tries to save Princess Sita from the ten headed demon king, Ravana

The Little Kiwi Is Fast Asleep In Her Burrow. A Beam Of Moonlight Shines Right Down Into Her Burrow. She Wakes, And Realises It Is Time. Hurrying Out Into The Night, She Wakes Each Of Her Friends From Their Midwinter Slumber.’kia Tere! Hurry!’ She Urges Them. The Little Kiwi Leads Her Friends Through The Pingao And Onto The Beach. It Is Pre-dawn. They Wait, And Watch. As The Moon Slips Away Behind The Hills, The Constellation Of Matariki Rises For The First Time, In The Northeastern Sky. This Gentle Tale About Celebrating Matariki, The Maori New Year, Finishes With An Explanation Of Matariki – It’s Origins, Traditions And How It Is Celebrated Today. The Constellation Is Also Shown, With The Maori Names For Each Star. The Text Contains Some Simple Words In Te Reo Maori Alongside The English Equivalent.

The canine national epic, a thirlling adventure, an heroic tale in the true Kunnas’ style.

This is part of the series A Child’s Day, which focuses on the daily lives and experiences of children in countries around the world.

In this beautifully illustrated retelling of a key Polynesian myth, Māui is a schoolboy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done.Māui grasps the mantle:Mum, I’m gonna catch that Sun for you.That Sun who’s always on the run.With their woven flax net, the brothers drive to the pit where the Sun lives, and make their play to slow the day.This bilingual book―in English and Māori―brings Māui into the 21st century in a fun and colourful retelling, combining some of the outstanding Māori talent in books today―author Tim Tipene, illustrator Zak Waipara and translator Rob Ruha.

This is a contemporary myth of love, magic, and adventure that tells the story of how Matariki/the Pleiades star cluster came into being.Recommended for ages 5–9.

In a remote village, high in the Himalayas, Tsering waits impatiently for the return of the salt caravan that his father led into the central valleys of Nepal. But when the yaks finally appear in a cloud of dust, Tsering can scarcely believe his eyes. Draped across one of the animals is the lifeless body of his father. Tsering’s grandfather, Tinle, blames Karma, his son’s best friend for the death. “You want to be the new chief. You killed my son on purpose!” Even though Tsering is too young to succeed his father as chief, his grandfather refuses to let Karma take over.When Karma embarks on the next caravan ahead of the day decreed by the wise lamas, Tinle is furious. He will lead the village elders on another caravan himself with the help of his young grandson. At the last minute they are joined by Tinle’s remaining son, the Buddhist monk, Norbu.This story tells how the larger than life Tinle battles age, the elements and his own terrible temper to help his people and train his grandson to be the new chief of the Dolpopo.

Winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book Faced with too short days and long nights Maui comes up with a plan to slow the sun’s passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Maui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly.

Everyday Life introduces children to the vibrant world created by Shanghai’s Jinshan artists.