{"product_id":"kupe-and-the-great-octopus-of-muturangi-mat-tait","title":"Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi - Mat Tait","description":"\u003cp data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-keynote\"\u003eKupe's voyage to Aotearoa, told and illustrated by award-winning author Mat Tait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A feast for the eye on every page. Not only a retelling of this legendary battle but a discovery of Aotearoa itself. Stunning!' Adele Broadbent,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Book Next?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKupe's voyage to Aotearoa!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKupe found that a huge, fearsome wheke (octopus) was taking all the fish in the ocean and the people of Hawaiki had nothing to eat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo Kupe chased that wheke across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally Hine-te-Aparangi, Kupe's wife, saw land and a long white cloud: Aotearoa!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFind out what happened when the wheke and Kupe had a massive battle . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers who love:\u003cbr\u003e- Aotearoa's earliest stories\u003cbr\u003e- pūrākau about our land\u003cbr\u003e- exciting chase stories\u003cbr\u003e- beautiful, bright illustrations\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"header-top\"\u003eAuthor bio:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-v-7d498d3a=\"\"\u003eMat Tait is a South Island-based illustrator of European and Māori descent. He gained a BFA in painting from Ilam School of Arts and now lives and works in the Motueka area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTe Wehenga\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the 2023 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. He illustrated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tupaia\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Courtney Sina Meredith, for which he was the recipient of the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the 2020 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis comics work has been published widely both locally and internationally, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heading Dog Who Split In Half\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith writer Dr Michael Brown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMat is a fluent speaker of te reo Māori. He tutors under the kaupapa of Te Ataarangi, and continues to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-v-7d498d3a=\"\"\u003eAge 4-10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e36 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47670858055834,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/kupe-_-the-great-great-octopus-of-muturangi-9781991142450.jpg?v=1774397799","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.com\/products\/kupe-and-the-great-octopus-of-muturangi-mat-tait","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}