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 Pukeko, and count up the birds together in Maori and English! With durable card leaves at a suitable size for...
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...
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. ...

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