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Hine's rainbow

Holloway, Judith, 1935-

Published2001
ISBN9780908783533
Physical47 pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 23 cm.
Māori (New Zealand people) -- Funeral customs and rites -- Juvenile fiction. Māori -- Funeral customs and rites -- Juvenile fiction. Families -- Juvenile fiction. Māori -- Funeral customs and rites -- Fiction. Death -- Juvenile fiction. Grief -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, New Zealand -- Juvenile fiction. Tangihanga Matenga Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction. Death -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Grief -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Families -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Sisters -- Juvenile fiction. Families -- New Zealand -- Juvenile fiction. Māori (New Zealand people) -- Funeral customs and rites -- Fiction. Death -- Fiction. Grief -- Fiction. Family life -- Fiction

Ruby loves her half-sister, Hine, and treasures all the fun times they share together when she comes to stay every school holidays. Hine has suffered from a serious illness since her birth, and she dies a few months before her tenth birthday. Ruby attends Hine's tangi and creates a memorial garden for her back home. Both of these experiences help Ruby to come to terms with her grief. Based on a true story. Suggested level: primary.

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