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100 amazing tales from Aotearoa.

Publication details: Wellington, N.Z. : Te Papa Press, 2012.Description: 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; maps (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781877385797
  • 1877385794
Other title:
  • One hundred amazing tales from Aotearoa
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • N7406.5 .O5448 2012
Awards:
  • New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, Best Non-Fiction Book, 2013
Summary: "Go behind the scenes at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand and discover more than 100 treasured items from the Museum's collection. 100 Amazing Tales From Aotearoa gives readers a special look at some of the surprising, wonderful, and significant items that Te Papa stores in trust for the nation. Learn the secrets of one of the first dinosaur fossils ever discovered, see new spider species, be inspired by famous paintings and quirky jewellery, encounter fearsome weapons from the Pacific, and uncover deep and personal stories of Māori taonga"--Back cover.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Book Book Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific NZ & Pacific NZ&P N 7406 AMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Accompanying discs held in Staff Office 0015445
Visual Material Visual Material Whitecliffe Library Staff office NZ & Pacific NZ&P N 7406 AMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0015598
Visual Material Visual Material Whitecliffe Library Staff office NZ & Pacific NZ&P N 7406 AMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0015599

Based on TVNZ television series "Tales from Te Papa."

Accompanied by: 2 DVDs of the original TV series with 20 bonus episodes.

"Go behind the scenes at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand and discover more than 100 treasured items from the Museum's collection. 100 Amazing Tales From Aotearoa gives readers a special look at some of the surprising, wonderful, and significant items that Te Papa stores in trust for the nation. Learn the secrets of one of the first dinosaur fossils ever discovered, see new spider species, be inspired by famous paintings and quirky jewellery, encounter fearsome weapons from the Pacific, and uncover deep and personal stories of Māori taonga"--Back cover.

Primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, Best Non-Fiction Book, 2013

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