Summary Author Description Specs Māori child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder has shaped her beloved book Aroha into this special collection of whakataukī and whakatauakī for mokopuna of all ages.Bestselling author of Aroha and respected Māori psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder has written a special collection of whakataukī for tamariki mokopuna.Puanga kai rau.Puanga, the star signalling a time of the year with plenty of food.New beginnings.Dear Moko is written for all mokopuna, grandchildren, descendents. It is their very own book with stories from whakataukī and whakatauakī, our Māori proverbs.A treasure-book revealing new secrets every time you read it.Some stories will make you smile and laugh out loud.Others invite you to think about difficulties you are facing in a different way.These are timeless words to live by, life lessons to inspire, for generations to come.Manaakitanga (love for each other), kaitiakitanga (respect for our planet), whanaungatanga (community and connectivity) and tino rangatiratanga (self-determination) bring to life our time-honoured values.Dear Moko is destined to be embraced by every whanau.With illustrations by Miriama Grace-Smith.A New Zealand Listener Top Children's Book of 2024Awarded a Storylines Notable Non-fiction Book, 2024 Ko Pārengarenga te moana, Pārengarenga is my ocean. Ko Tawhitirahi te maunga, Tawhitirahi is my mountain. Ko Awapoka te awa, Awapoka is my river. Ko Kurahaupō te waka, Kurahaupō is my ancestral canoe. Ko Pōtahi rāua ko Te Reo Mihi oku marae, Pōtahi and Te Reo Mihi are my traditional meeting places. Ko Te Aupouri, ko Ngāti Kurī, ko Te Rarawa, ko Ngāpuhi nui tonu ōku iwi, My tribes are Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa and Ngāpuhi. Ko Hinemoa taku ingoa, my name is Hinemoa. Dr Hinemoa Elder is of Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri and Ngāpuhi descent and the mother of two adult children. She has lived on Te Motu Arai Roa, Waiheke Island for more than 20 years, and is the author of New Zealand's best-selling local non-fiction book of 2021, Aroha - Māori Wisdom for a Contented Life Lived in Harmony with Our Planet. She is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who works at Starship Hospital's Child & Family and Mother & Baby Units and various community clinics. Hinemoa also provides youth forensic court reports and neuropsychiatric assessment and treatment of traumatic brain injury in private practice. She is a deputy psychiatry member of the New Zealand Mental Health Review Tribunal. In 2019, Hinemoa was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to psychiatry and Māori. You can also find her on Instagram and Tiktok @drhinemoa. General Information ISBN 9781776953417 Publisher Penguin (NZ) Imprint Penguin (NZ) Weight (g) 458.0 Publication date 15 October 2024 Product Type books Other Specifications Author Dr Hinemoa Elder Bind Hardback Pages 160 Additional Information For more information on our shipping policy follow this link and for our returns policy click here.
