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The pūriri tree

Tawhara, Merito,

Published2000 · Huia
ISBN9781877266270
Physical1 volume (unpaged): colour illustrations; 21 x 23 cm
Māori (New Zealand people) -- Juvenile fiction. Trees -- Juvenile fiction. Growth -- Juvenile fiction. Families -- Juvenile fiction. Pūriri Trees -- Fiction. Growth -- Fiction. Families -- Fiction. Children's stories, New Zealand. Trees -- New Zealand -- Juvenile fiction.

When Hemi's grandfather tells him the tiny seed he has found is the beginning of a great tree, Hemi thinks it might be a trick, but he plants the seed. Years pass, the boy becomes a man, and the seed becomes a tree. Now it is Hemi's granddaughter who wonders how a tiny seed can become a great tree. Suggested level: junior.

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