Yearly Archives: 2022

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They make it happen: a salute to Oratia’s contributors

When a book is published, it's rightly the author (and oftentimes illustrator) that receive kudos and publicity, and have their photos on our website and in the media.  The core team that runs Oratia Books (Alessandra, Belinda, Carolyn and Peter) are also profiles on the website and get to bask in the reflected glory of every new title or reprint.  Beyond that, though, are a range of dedicated individuals at work to ensure our books are well edited, designed, printed, promoted, distributed and sold.  At the risk of missing someone out, here's an end-of-year shout out to the folks whose work behind the scenes has enabled our 2022 books to reach the world:

2022-12-13T13:27:00+13:00December 13th, 2022|Uncategorized|
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Māui — Sun Catcher and Rona Moon return in more affordable paperbacks

Māui – Sun Catcher / Māui – Te Kaihao i te Rā  Tim Tipene Illustrated by Zak Waipara Translated by Rob Ruha Rona Moon / Ko Rona Māhina Tim Tipene Illustrated by Theresa Reihana Translated by Stephanie Huriana Fong Paperback editions of Tim Tipene's retelling of two traditional stories are now in print, offering these fully bilingual English and Te Reo editions in a more affordable format.  The paperback editions are priced at $22.99, a 12% reduction from the previous hardback books. 

2022-11-17T20:36:31+13:00November 17th, 2022|Children's books, Māori|
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Toby Curtis: Unfinished Business – Ki hea āpōpō

Toby Curtis Unfinished Business – Ki hea āpōpō Sir Toby Curtis with Lorraine Berridge McLeod The late Te Arawa leader sets out his life from poverty to knighthood with frank views on education and racism Knowing that he was unwell, over the past year the late Sir Toby Curtis worked with long-time friend Dr Lorraine Berridge McLeod to record his life and views on key areas from his stellar career — especially Māori education and leadership, and his experience of racism. Toby Curtis – Unfinished business: Ki hea āpōpō follows Toby’s progress from his humble origins through family life and his mahi as a teacher and lecturer, government adviser in education and broadcasting, and leader of the Te Arawa iwi confederation.

2022-11-14T10:24:34+13:00November 14th, 2022|Māori|
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Oratia’s library of Teacher Resources now extends to The NZ Series

Helping time-pressured teachers to use our books in classrooms is a long-term goal of the Oratia Books team.  So we're pleased to have just launched free Teacher Resources for three of our NZ Series books. The resource sheets are available for free download from our website for the latest addition to the series, the stunning Weather and Climate New Zealand, along with The New Zealand Wars and Pioneer Women. Links to each resource are on the respective book pages.

2022-10-27T08:40:24+13:00October 27th, 2022|Teacher Resource|
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