Nanny Rina's Amazing Nets

Qiane Matata-Sipu, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White

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Picture Puffin
04 June 2024

Picture storybooks; Handicrafts (Children's&YA)

A heartwarming story about aroha, whanau, passing down traditional knowledge and welcoming in the new year - an English translation of the original Nga Kupenga a Nanny Rina

Nanny Rina is an amazing weaver - she can make all kinds of nets!

When Haeata te Kapua asks what special creation Nanny will weave to welcome in the new year, Nanny shows her granddaughter how the Matariki stars guide her to the right net to make.

This delightful story for tamariki includes step-by-step instructions to weave a net. It is written by the award-winning Maori-Pasifika storyteller Qiane Matata-Sipu, and illustrated by the acclaimed Maori artist Isobel Joy Te Aho-White.

Translated into English from the original story written in te reo Maori, Nga Kupenga a Nanny Rina (also available)

By: Qiane Matata-Sipu
Illustrated by: Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
Imprint: Picture Puffin
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 287mm, Width: 241mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 206g
ISBN: 9781776957262
ISBN 10: 1776957261
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 04 June 2024
Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Qiane Matata-Sipu (Author) Qiane Matata-Sipu (Te Waiohua ki Te Ahiwaru me Te Ākitai, Waikato, Ngapuhi, Ngati Pikiao, Cook Islands) is an esteemed Maori-Pasifika creative, storyteller, and award-winning journalist and photographer. She is a social activist and cultural commentator who has a 14-year career contributing to leading media publications and books across Aotearoa and the Pacific. Qiane is a regular guest speaker at women's arts, business and leadership events. She is the founder and director of NUKU and QIANE+co, and is the founding member and co-leader of Protect Ihumatao. In 2021 Qiane was awarded the Women of Influence Arts and Culture Award, and in 2023 became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to the arts. Her first book NUKU- Stories of 100 Indigenous Women was shortlisted in the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for Illustrated Non-Fiction Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (Illustrator) Isobel Te Aho-White (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tahu) is an Illustrator based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Her book Santa's Worst Christmas (2019) with Huia publishers was nominated for the NCYA Book Awards across five categories and her book Whiti- Colossal Squid of the Deep (2020) written by Victoria Cleal and published by Te Papa Press won a Whitley award for best children's book.