Whakarongo ki o Tupuna: Listen to your Ancestors

Written in Maori by a leading advocate of children's literature, this poignant story is set in a school and then rest home environment, following the life lessons passed from a teacher to her pupils, and aligning these with the example set by Maori gods and ancestors. As the story unfolds the teacher ages and retires, and we see the beautiful and caring relationship between `Nan' and her granddaughter. Nan passes away; we are reminded of the circular nature of life as her granddaughter begins to teach her own pupils lessons from the ancestors. Bold illustrations accompany poetic, evocative text.