Aotearoa : the New Zealand story
Bishop, Gavin
Notes
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 Maori legends, layers of meaning and lesser-known facts. (Publisher)Custom 1
Contents: Slowly Life ReturnedVoyagers to Aotearoa
A Land of Birds
Aotearoa was clothed with names
Fighting amongst the tribes
The first Pakeha
More vistors
The curse of the Musket
The treaty of Waitangi
Maori Land Loss
The long depression after the wars
Transport in the new Dominion
The great war
Employment
Houses
Education
New Zealand declares war on Germany
More New Zealanders
Food
Clothes
Sports
Natural attractions
Some places became famous
Disasters
Some people became well known
Some people told our stories
Maori voices called out
Aotearoa needs our care, today
Tomorrow
Always
Words in this book
| Location | edition | Bar Code | due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ History | L018839 |
| Genre: | Non Fiction |
| Dewey: | NZ 993 |
| call #: | 993 BIS |
| ISBN: | 9780143770350 |
| pub: | 2017 |