Ko Te Wai Ko Tama Me Te Marama
Ko Te Wai Ko Tama Me Te Marama
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Ko Te Wai Ko Tama Me Te Marama is the te reo Māori version of Te Wai, Tama and the Moon.
This pukapuka is about how Te Wai’s mum is seriously ill, and Tama’s mum struggles to make ends meet, but Te Wai’s got a big imagination and is determined to make the day better. The friends plan a trip to the moon, and they wait at the bus stop for the spaceship. Each time the bus arrives, someone, they know gets off, and they share something to eat with the children while they wait, and Tama and Te Wai help them with the steps and heavy bags. That evening, Aunty Cherrie takes them in her little red ‘spaceship’ car to look at the stars and tells them how people’s spirits become stars when they die. Te Wai understands this will not be long for her mum. Some days later, her tan
Written by Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
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