Te Rerehua and Sam know that nothing in nature is identical; not the eels, not the stones on the beach. Not even the twin stars of Matariki, Waiti and Waita: one looks after fresh water and lakes, the other salt water - the ocean.
When they notice Waiti is looking dim one night, Grandma and Poua enlist the children's help with planting around the edges of the lake to help keep it healthy. But at night, those sneaky Patupaiarehe come and pull up the plants! Grandma devises a plan to scare those naughty fairies away...
A companion to Miriama Kamo and Zak Waipara's popular "The Stolen Stars of Matariki" (SKU: SCO43534) and "The Kai Stars of Matariki: Tipuanuku and Tipuarangi" (SKU: SCO43869), 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.
32 pages. 3-7yrs.
When they notice Waiti is looking dim one night, Grandma and Poua enlist the children's help with planting around the edges of the lake to help keep it healthy. But at night, those sneaky Patupaiarehe come and pull up the plants! Grandma devises a plan to scare those naughty fairies away...
A companion to Miriama Kamo and Zak Waipara's popular "The Stolen Stars of Matariki" (SKU: SCO43534) and "The Kai Stars of Matariki: Tipuanuku and Tipuarangi" (SKU: SCO43869), 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.
32 pages. 3-7yrs.
