A story about two children, Sam and Te Rerehua, visiting Grandma and Poua at Te Mata Hapuku (Birdlings Flat). While collecting agate and fishing for eels from the beach they look up at the stars and their grandmother tells them stories.
One night Grandma notices two Matariki stars are missing from the sky. They then discover some naughty patupaiarehe playing on the beach with two glowing rocks. Its up to Sam and Te Rerehua to save the stars.
The first in a series of books about Sam and Te Rerehua, written by Miriama Kamo and illustrated by Zak Waipara. Just like the other books in the series, "The Kai Stars of Matariki: Tipuanuku and Tipuarangi" (SKU: SCO43869) and "The Twin Stars of Matariki: Waiti and Waita" (SKU: SCO43825), this story is set at Te Mata Hapuku/Birdling's Flat in Canterbury, where a freshwater lake sits just metres from the ocean, and where the Patupaiarehe come to play.
3-7yrs.
One night Grandma notices two Matariki stars are missing from the sky. They then discover some naughty patupaiarehe playing on the beach with two glowing rocks. Its up to Sam and Te Rerehua to save the stars.
The first in a series of books about Sam and Te Rerehua, written by Miriama Kamo and illustrated by Zak Waipara. Just like the other books in the series, "The Kai Stars of Matariki: Tipuanuku and Tipuarangi" (SKU: SCO43869) and "The Twin Stars of Matariki: Waiti and Waita" (SKU: SCO43825), this story is set at Te Mata Hapuku/Birdling's Flat in Canterbury, where a freshwater lake sits just metres from the ocean, and where the Patupaiarehe come to play.
3-7yrs.
