Family of Forest and Fungi: He Tukutuku Toiora

Family of Forest and Fungi: He Tukutuku Toiora

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How did our Māori ancestors use mushrooms? What are some of the astounding ways that fungi can help us? Why do some mushrooms glow? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this book for tamariki about the magical world of fungi. Help your child build a natural connection to the taiao by journeying to the forests of Aotearoa, New Zealand, and discovering the amazing, hidden kingdom of fungi that dwells there!

Includes:

  • Te reo vocabulary related to te taiao, the natural world
  • Exercises for your child to complete to help them connect to te taiao and practise what they are learning about fungi
  • Practical activities with fungi such as making ink, spore prints and how to grow your own mushrooms at home.

Written by Valetta Sowka, with beautiful watercolour illustrations by well-loved children's book illustrator Isobel Joy Te Aho-White and translations by Hana Park.

Children's / Teenage: General interest, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Mathematics and Science

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Valetta Sowka, Isobel Te Aho-White, Hana Park

52 pages

H: 297mm W: 210mm Spine: 5mm