Rere Atu Taku Poi! - Let My Poi Fly!
Author(s): Tangaroa Paul; Rebecca Gibbs (Illustrator)
Written in te reo Maori and translated by the author, Rere Atu Taku Poi! is a beautifully illustrated story about gender fluidity in a school setting.
Rangi loves doing haka but performing poi is his favourite - even though his classmates say it's just for girls. When the lead poi performer falls sick before a school performance, Rangi has to take her place. How will the other students and audience react -- Surely a boy can't lead the poi?'
Product Information
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Tangaroa Paul (Te Whare Tawhito o Muriwhenua), a poi expert who identifies as gender-fluid, is a lecturer in te reo Maori at the Auckland University of Technology, where they have recently submitted a doctoral thesis in gender studies. Rere Atu Taku Poi is Tangaroa's first book.
Rebecca Gibbs (Rongowhakaata) has been a primary school teacher and gained a Bachelor of Design (VisCom) in 2015, since when she has worked in illustration and publishing. She lives in Christchurch.
General Fields
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- : Oratia Media
- : Oratia Books
- : 250.0
- : 01 February 2024
- : h270mm x w210mm x s4mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Tangaroa Paul; Rebecca Gibbs (Illustrator)
- : Paperback
- : Maori; English
- : 32
