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McMillan, Dawn.,

There's a weta on my sweater = He wētā kei runga i tōku paraka / There is a weta on my sweater Wētā kei runga i tōku paraka Dawn McMillan ; illustrated by Stephanie Thatcher ; Māori translation by Ngaere Roberts. - Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia Books, 2020. - 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm

Picture story book for children. "Bilingual - English, Māori"--Front cover.

"Weta and friends, including beetle, centipede, stick insect and huhu, come to school with the kids for Show and Tell. In the classroom weta marches along while his friends how what they can do - singing, dancing and scaring the teacher! But they don't want to stay in the classroom! Where will they go? Will Koro be able to help his mokopuna keep the critters safe?"--Publisher's website. Includes factual information about weta, and the other insects.


Parallel text in English and Māori.

ISBN: 9780947506766 0947506764

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Insects--New Zealand --Juvenile fiction.
Wetas--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction.
Maori language materials--Bilingual --Juvenile fiction.
Aitanga pepeke.
Kura tuatahi.
Reorua.
Wētā.
Pukapuka whakaahua.
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Stories in rhyme.
Animal fiction.
Children's stories, Maori.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.2