Kererū – Read NZ Te Pou Muramura

Imagine yourself in a sky of bright blue observing the world with a bird’s-eye view.

Reviewed by Ange Birks, Classroom Teacher, Ohinewai School, North Waikato

Right from the first page the reader is invited to use their imagination to become this bird themselves; this immediately personalises the story and draws the audience in.

At first I imagined it would be a nice little story for entertainment about a bird but the author subtly introduces ideas of conservation and nature with the invitation to “come closer” and notice another rumbling stomach. When the Kererū mother returns, the nest is empty. She lays another egg, but another predator sneaks up and the pair must wait until next year to start again.