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Welcome to The Puffin Book Club 2022!
Our Puffin Book Club 2022 is home to some of the very best stories for young readers!
We discover loveable characters, magical adventures, explore exciting worlds and learn about ourselves and our world in our Puffin Books of the Month, written to spark a lifelong love of reading in our little ones.
Join us and remember, there’s always time for stories!
The Astromancer – The Rising of Matariki | Book Review
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The Puffin’s Book of the Month
The Astromancer – The Rising of Matariki
By Witi Ihimaera
Witi Ihimaera, one of New Zealand’s most prolific and accomplished writers, brings you ‘The Astromancer – The Rising of Matariki’, a lively story with stunning illustrations that reveals the tradition of Matariki.
The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys and an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and she doesn’t want to be told what to do.
But these are dangerous times, and Ruatapu the Ravenous is about to threaten the safety of the whole tribe. Will Aria step up to save them?
The Puffin Book Club 2022 Books of the Month Reviews
Crane Guy | Book Review
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Goose The Artist | Book Review
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The Lighthouse Princess | Book Review
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The Māori Picture Dictionary / Te Papakupu Whakaahua | Book Review
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Let little imaginations grow with our fun Puffin Book Club 2022 Books of the Month activities …
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Your little one can be a passionate artist just like Goose and hold their own exhibition using this fun activity!
Join the Lighthouse Princess after reading her story of friendship and being yourself! Colour in the gorgeous book cover yourselves and take in all the details in spot the difference!
Join Crane Guy for a game of I Spy up high in a crane. How many things can you name as you colour them?
From The Maori Picture Dictionary – Te Papakupu Whakaahua, a great introduction to the Maori language for all ages, practice words from at home / te kāinga …