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Kei Hea Taku Mama?
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From the author and illustrator of the popular children's picture book The Gruffalo, Kei Hea Taku Mama? (originally titled Monkey Puzzle) is now translated into te reo Māori. Featuring the same stunning illustrations as the original book, the te reo Māori translation retains the unique humour...
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From the author and illustrator of the popular children's picture book The Gruffalo, Kei Hea Taku Mama? (originally titled Monkey Puzzle) is now translated into te reo Māori.
Featuring the same stunning illustrations as the original book, the te reo Māori translation retains the unique humour of the original story as butterfly eagerly tries to help little monkey find his mum.
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Barcode: 9781775501671
Publisher: Huia Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 December 2014
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Huia Publishers
Illustration: colour illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Audience: Children
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Weight: 152g
Pages: 32
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About the Author
Julia Donaldson is a writer of picture books, educational books, novels for pre-teens and teenagers, plays, songs and musicals and is also a performer. She has written over 150 books and won multiple awards. In 2011, she was selected as the UK's Children's Laureate. Axel Scheffler is a German-born illustrator who has lived in England since the 1980s. He has worked in advertising and publishing and has illustrated books for children produced in England, Germany and The Netherlands.
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