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First Encounters — the fourth in Oratia Book’s growing NZ Series
Apr 10, 2021
Edited by father-and-daughterauthors Gordon Ell and Sarah Ell, First Encounters: New Zealand 1642–1840 covers nearly 200 years from Abel Tasman in 1642 and Joseph Banks in 1769, to early settlers such as John Logan Campbell in 1840 — in first-person accounts that preserve the English of the times.
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New book in Māori and Samoan for Auckland Libraries
Apr 05, 2021
Auckland Libraries whānau recently celebrated the launch of two children’s books that help fill a need for resources in languages other than English.
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Out now: My Bum is SO NOISY!
Mar 02, 2021
New book in the laugh-out-loud ‘Bum Series’ of picture books is on the shelves across the English-speaking world
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He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes
Feb 08, 2021
Out now, Oratia’s newest book He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes, by Massey University scholar Hona Black, will be a valuable reference for writing and speaking te reo Māori.
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