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Nanny Mihi’s Medicine (Nga Rongoa a Nanny Mihi)

Nanny Mihi’s grandchildren excitedly visit her every school holidays. Only this time they arrive with colds…

Nanny takes the kids around her forest and garden, showing them plants that can make them feel better. They find kawakawa and make tea, manuka to put in the bath and clear their stuffy noses, koromiko to help their headaches, and cabbage tree leaves to help with the cuts and scratches they get in the forest.

By the time they’re well, Nanny is tired and scratched from their foraging – and the kids know just what she needs!

Written by Melanie Drewery, illustrated by Suzanne Simpson and translated by Kanapu Rangitauira

 

$21.00 incl. GST

1 in stock (can be backordered)

Description

The third book in the Nanny Mihi series which continues with Nanny Mihi’s Harvest.

Reviews

What Book Next ~ This new book in the Nanny Mihi series is not only bilingual, but incorporates te reo in the english telling, with translations nearby. This is a fun, easy way to introduce common words and simple Māori phrases to young readers. The reader learns along with the siblings about plants that can be used for natural medicines and how they can help with simple ailments. A more comprehensive description of these plants and their uses is in the rear of the book.

About the Kiwi author

Melanie Drewery (Ngāti Māhanga) is a writer, illustrator and artist. She writes primarily for children, seeking to introduce te reo Māori in a way that is both non-threatening and engaging. For Melanie, the Māori tradition in story form gives children easy access to the language and culture and encourages further learning.

Additional information

Weight100 g
Dimensions23 × 21.5 cm
ISBN

9781990042119

First published

2022

Format

Softcover edition

Page count

32

Published by

Oratia Books

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