Tu Meke Tuatara and Tu Meke Tui 2-Book Hardcover Bundle

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Tu Meke Tuatara and Tu Meke Tui 2-Book Hardcover Bundle

Now you can enjoy both books with our Tu Meke Tuatara and Tu Meke Tui 2-Book Hardcover Bundle.

Tu Meke Tuatara

Tu Meke Tuatara is a story of friendship, courage and discovering that sometimes it’s our differences that make us truly special.

Tahi the Tuatara is down in the dumps and no matter what his friend, Roger the Ruru tries, nothing seems to change his mood. It’s not until they answer a cry for help that their journey takes an unexpected turn.

Tu Meke Tuatara! is a story about empathy, friendship and discovering that sometimes the best way we can feel better about ourselves, is to help someone else.

Features:

• Measures 250mm x 250mm x 15mm
• 22 pages of full colour
• Hardcover
• From award-winning New Zealand author Malcolm Clarke
• Illustrated by Flox (Aka Hayley King)
• Designed and published by Mary Egan Ltd

 

 

Tu Meke Tui

Tu Meke Tui is a story of friendship, courage and discovering that sometimes it’s our differences that make us truly special.

Tere the Tui and Taitū the Takahē are two very different sorts of birds; one loves to flit and twirl around in the sky, while the other prefers to rustle about in the undergrowth.

Tumeke is a New Zealand Māori word which means to startle or take fright. In recent years, tu meke (as two words) has developed as a colloquial phrase meaning ‘too much’ and is used to express excitement or being shaken up.

Features:

• Measures 250mm x 250mm x 15mm
• 22 pages of full colour
• Hardcover
• From award-winning New Zealand author Malcolm Clarke
• Illustrated by Flox (Aka Hayley King)
• Designed and published by Mary Egan Ltd

 

 

Tu Meke Tui is the first book in the series from the same author!  Click HERE to see our range of books in Te Reo Maori.

 

What is a Tui?

Tui are boisterous bird of the forest and suburbi. They look black from a distance, but in good light tui have a blue, green and bronze iridescent sheen, and distinctive white throat tufts (poi). They are usually very vocal, with a complicated mix of tuneful notes interspersed with coughs, grunts and wheezes. In flight, their bodies slant with the head higher than the tail, and their noisy whirring flight is interspersed with short glides.

What is a Tuatara?

Not too many creatures can claim to be “one of a kind,” but that’s a boast the tuatara can make. In fact, the tuatara is among the most unique wildlife in the world. Although it looks like a lizard, it really is quite different. Found in New Zealand only, the tuatara’s closest relatives are an extinct group of reptiles around at the time of the dinosaurs. This is why some scientists refer to tuataras as “living fossils.”

Both male and female tuataras have a crest of spiky scales, called spines, down the center of their back and tail. Males are larger than the females. The name “tuatara” is a Maori word meaning “peaks on back” or “spiny back.” Tuataras have no external ears as lizards do; they enjoy cooler weather, while lizards like it warm; and, unlike lizards, tuataras are nocturnal.

But their most curious body part is a “third eye” on the top of the head. The “eye” has a retina, lens, and nerve endings, yet it is not used for seeing. It is visible under young tuataras’ skin but becomes covered with scales and pigment in a few months, making it hard to see. The unique eye is sensitive to light and may help the tuatara judge the time of day or season.