Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story
$40.00
Aotearoa The New Zealand Story – By Gavin Bishop
Discover the story of New Zealand through this richly illustrated, visual history by award-winning illustrator Gavin Bishop.
Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud.
Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining moments of our history, captured by celebrated children’s book creator Gavin Bishop, from the Big Bang right through to what might happen tomorrow. Discover Māori legends, layers of meaning and lesser-known facts.
A truly special book, Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story deserves a space on every bookshelf, to be taken off and pored over, thumbed and treasured, time and again.
In 2018 Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story won the supreme Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and the Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. It also won a Storylines Notable Non-Fiction Award and Best Children’s Book at the PANZ Design Awards.
This large sturdy book wants to be explored measuring 37cm x 27.7cm.
Format: This book is a large Hardcover.
Language: This book is written in English.
Published: October 2017
In stock
Description
About the Author/Illustrator:
Gavin Bishop (Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Mahuta & Tainui descent) is a highly acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator of more than 70 books, whose work ranges from original stories to retellings of Māori myths, European fairy stories, and nursery rhymes.
Born in Invercargill, he spent his childhood in the remote railway settlement of Kingston on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Studying under Russell Clark and Rudi Gopas, Gavin graduated from the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts with an honours degree in painting. He taught art at Linwood High School and at Christ’s College in Christchurch. Gavin has won numerous awards both in New Zealand and overseas.
All large hardcover books available by Gavin Bishop at Poi Princess:
Other children’s books available by Gavin Bishop available at Poi Princess:
Counting the stars: Four Māori myths
Taming the sun: Four Māori myths
Amazing Aotearoa Activity book
All board books for babies available by Gavin Bishop include:
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