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Te Paa, Brianne,

How my koro became a star / by Brianne Te Paa ; illustrated by Story Hemi Moorhouse. - Wellington : Huia Publishers, 2022. - 40 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.

Picture story book for children.

"A young boy learns about the customs around celebrating Matariki from his grandfather. They watch the stars from the top of a mountain, prepare their offering of food for the gods, and the boy learns about Te Waka o Rangi and the tradition of calling out the names of loved ones who have passed away so that they can become stars. Just before Matariki the following year, the boy's Koro suddenly dies. He gathers and prepares the food offering and asks each family member to come with him up the mountain when Matariki is due to rise, but they all make excuses, and he is disheartened. But when he tells them what Koro taught him, they all climb the mountain before sunrise, follow the rituals Koro carried out and call out Koro's name so that he can become a star"--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9781775506942 1775506940 9781775506935 1775506932

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs --Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction.
Constellations--Juvenile fiction.
Matariki (Tātai whetū)
Koroua
Pukapuka whakaahua.
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, Māori.
Children's stories, New Zealand.

Dewey Class. No.: 899.442