The Seven Kites of Matariki

The Seven Kites of MatarikiIt was deep mid winter and all through the village preparations were being made to farewell the old year and greet the new. For the first time ever, the seventh little sister, Ururangi, was big enough to make her own celebration kite. But when the seven sisters take the finished kites to fly them, the east wind whips them all away into the sky where they now appear as the stars of Matariki to welcome the Maori new year.

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These come as printed posters

rhyme and rhythm of the original story and the clever character of the little mouse whose antics trick all the animals and the Gruffalo

and Values

Ngā Tae Ki Roto Te Māra A4 poster set

laminate and cut out and place a phrase of the week on the board to learn each week

Together in Love - Magnetic legend (The loving embrace of Ranginui and Papatūānuku keeps the land in constant darkness

What's in the kit

It’s hard to find a book with an ANZAC theme that works well with young children in preschools and junior primary schools

Granny McFlitter’s knitting needles have been in a blur

Peek through the holes in the pages to see all the creatures inside the odd farmer

' Matt Heath