The Astromancer

The Rising of Matariki

Witi Ihimaera, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White

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English

Puffin
17 May 2022

Children's & Educational; Picture storybooks; Traditional stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)

A lively story with stunning illustrations that reveals the tradition of Matariki.

The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys and an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and she doesn't want to be told what to do.

But these are dangerous times, and Ruatapu the Ravenous is about to threaten the safety of the whole tribe. Will Aria step up to save them?

Also available in te reo Maori as Te Kokorangi.

By: Witi Ihimaera
Illustrated by: Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 257mm, Width: 217mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780143776154
ISBN 10: 0143776150
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 17 May 2022
Recommended Age: From 5 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Witi Ihimaera, Ngai Tuhoe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tamanuhiri, Rongowhakaata, Ngati Porou, and Whakatohea, was the first Maori to publish both a book of short stories and a novel, and has published many notable works. Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, Ngati Kahungunu and Ngai Tahu, is a freelance graphic artist and illustrator with a Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design and a Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Visual Communication Design.