About the authors:
Christine Dale - Co-Director of OneTree House, writer, illustrator, editor, publisher.
Ngaere Roberts - trained teacher and Māori Immersions lecturer 1993-2005.
Raumati: My Summer Words/Nga Kupu Maori mo te Raumati
About the book:
The smell, sound, taste, feel and sights of summer are featured in a delicious list of adjectives in both Maori and English - designed to extend vocabulary and encourage a love of language.
See the skay, wide and windy.
Titiro ki te rangi whānui, rangi hauhau.
Hear the surf, rumbling and tumbling.
Whakarongo ki te auheke ngunguru, auheke takahurihuri.
Feel the sand, gritty and grainy.
Rongo i te reka o te merengi mātao, merengi mata.
Publication date:
February 2019
Reviews:
A book with beautiful pictures and descriptive language. A great way to revisit Summer or to use as a model for Term 1 holiday writing. This book uses the senses to describe summer in a way that paints vivid pictures in your mind. The book has text in both English and Te Reo Māori allowing the reader to explore both languages.
6 June 2019 - New Zealand Book Council
Reviewer’s name: Leanne Nathan, Associate Principal
Reviewer’s School name: Clendon Park School
How highly are you recommending this book? Recommended