Matareo (Tamariki)

These books will help you start your te reo Māori learning journey. You can also access a fun te reo course for kids with your library card on LanguageNut.

Updated July 3, 2024
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Pukeko counts to 10 (maori/english)
Brown, Ben
Paper Book
A beautiful bilingual counting board book for toddlers featuring the birds of Aotearoa, from poet Ben Brown and illustrator Helen Taylor. Let's go visiting with Pūkeko, and count up the birds together in Maori and English! With durable card leaves at a suitable size...
Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary
Merewether, Kat
Paper Book
From the bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of the Kuwi the Kiwi series, Kat Merewether, comes a large scale, stunningly illustrated visual dictionary. Full of over 1000 basic words in te reo M?ori and English, perfect for every New Zealander.
The Maori Picture Dictionary : Te Papakupu Whakaahua
Sinclair, Margaret.
Paper Book
This comprehensive picture dictionary contains illustrations for over 1400 of the most common words used in daily life. Wonderfully illustrated by two up-and-coming Maori artists, The Maori Picture Dictionary / Te Papakupu Whakaahua has a sense of fun that makes it easy to use. Many words are...
Nga Tae - Colours (Reo Pepi Rua Series 2): Reo Pepi
Brown, Kitty
Paper Book
Beautiful bilingual board book about colours in Te Reo Māori and English.
Picture Dictionary: Te Reo Maori Words and Sentences
Holt, Sharon
Paper Book
The book is a compilation of many of the words and sentence structures used in the previous books in our Te Reo Singalong series as well as some new ones. Use the app to check your pronunciation, and increase your fluency in M?ori vocabulary and sentence structure.
Kupu tauaro = Opposites
Brown, Kitty
Paper Book
Beautiful bilingual board book introducing the concept of opposites in both Te Reo Māori and English.
Mahi - Actions (Reo Pepi Toru Series 3): Reo Pepi
Brown, Kitty
Paper Book
Beautiful bilingual board book about actions in Te Reo Māori and English.
Kanohi = My face
Brown, Kitty
Paper Book
Beautiful bilingual board book about the face in Te Reo Māori and English.
My first words about tikanga Maori
Morrison, Stacey
Paper Book
Stacey Morrison has created an illustrated guide to Maori customs and practices for children (and adults), as a companion to her #1 bestselling My First Words in Maori. My First Words about Tikanga Maori is a guide to Maori customs, practices and ways of doing things, and...
My first words in M♯ori
Morrison, Stacey
Paper Book
Help your tamariki to korero Maori with this brilliant first words book by Stacey Morrison, gorgeously illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly. My First Words in Maori equips your whanau with the first words you need to speak te reo at home together. ...
Te kete kupu : 300 essential words in M♯ori
Hunia, Maraera.
Paper Book
Te Kete Kupu contains the 300 most frequently used words in Mâori; sentences provide examples of how the words are most often used. The large text and colorful illustrations aid the reader's learning.
First Words in Maori: Nga Kupu Tuatahi Ki Te Reo Maori
Tilling, Paul
Paper Book
Children can easily learn everyday words in te reo Maori with this essential picture book for whanau, preschools, schools and libraries. Lively and colourful, My First Words in Maoriis a welcome and friendly introduction to a fascinating language. Designed to appeal to a wide age range, this...
Takurua: My Winter Words, Ngā Kupu Māori Mō Te Takurua
Dale, Christine
Paper Book
ollowing on from the success of Raumati: My Words of Summer: What do you see, hear, feel, smell and taste in winter? All the chilly words that describe winter in Aotearoa New Zealand. A wonderful way to encourage building the vocabulary of young readers, both in Maori and English languages. Dark and...
I can korero Māori everyday
Tutagalevao, Abel Junior, author.
Paper Book
Join a young preschool Māori boy from New Zealand, as he shares learning his native language, and culture in the classroom. The book contains captivating illustrations filled with fun action words and Māori cultural proverbs. The story shows a sequential day filled with the many...
Peppa Pig: Peppa's First 100 Maori Words
Pig, Peppa
Paper Book
For the first time ever, Peppa is available in Maori in a bi-lingual book designed to help parents and children learn together. Lift-the-flaps and spot the objects on every page with Peppa and her family and friends. This book is a feast for the eyes with clear images and the words in...
Te R Tuatahi o Hope: Hope's First Day
Chapman, Jenny
Paper Book
"Join Hope on her first day of school and learn everyday phrases in our three languages"--Back cover.
Raumati : my summer words = Ng♯ kupu M♯ori m¿ te Raumati
Dale, Christine
Paper Book
The world and words of summer: from sun to ice-cream, jandals BBQ's, beaches and sunsets. Classic NZ summer images told with Te Reo Maori and English words and phrases to promote key vocabulary.
Te Taiao Huri Noa: The World Around Us
Katie, Kool Stuff
Paper Book
It's a big wide world out there, full of curiosities and wonderments that catch the eyes of Kiwi kids. This latest book from the dynamic duo of Katie Kool and Cindy Tan showcases delightful illustrations of familiar items with their English and Te Reo Maori words. And just to keep the little one's...

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