{"product_id":"atua-maori-gods-and-heroes","title":"ATUA: Māori Gods and Heroes | Gavin Bishop | Hardback","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n        table, td, td {\n        border: 1px solid #ddd;\n        border-collapse: collapse;\n        }\n\n        table {\n        table-layout: fixed; \/* Fixed table layout *\/\n        }\n\n        td {\n        width: 50%; \/* Define width for td *\/\n        padding: 4px;\n        word-wrap: break-word;\n        white-space: pre-wrap;\n        }\n\n        tr:nth-child(even) {\n        background-color: #c9e5cc;\n        }\n\n        tr:nth-child(odd) {\n        background-color: #fff; \/* Add a style for odd rows *\/\n        }\n        --\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n        \u003c!-- more --\u003e\n        \u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n        \u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e        \n          \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab1\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eSpecs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e        \n        \u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n        \u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n          \u003cli id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"c-book-details__keynote\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Māori people of Aotearoa in this breathtaking, large-scale illustrated book for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret Mahy Book of the Year 2022\u003cbr\u003eElsie Locke Award for Non-fiction 2022\u003cbr\u003eRussell Clark Award for Illustration 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore the beginning there was nothing. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo sound, no air, no colour – nothing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTE KORE, NOTHING.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo one knows how long this nothing lasted because there was no time. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHowever, in this great nothing there was a sense of waiting.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomething was about to happen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Māori world, and explore Aotearoa’s exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Fascinating, beautiful and informative, this once-in-a-generation compendium deserves a place on every bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 August 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780143775690\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePicture Puffin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFor more information on our shipping policy follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/folders.co.nz\/pages\/delivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e and for our returns policy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/folders.co.nz\/pages\/online-returns-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab3\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin Bishop (Tainui, Ngāti Awa) is a highly acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator of more than 70 books, whose work ranges from original stories to retellings of Māori myths, European fairy stories, and nursery rhymes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Invercargill, he spent his childhood in the remote railway settlement of Kingston on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Studying under Russell Clark and Rudi Gopas, Gavin graduated from the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts with an honours degree in painting. He taught art at Linwood High School and at Christ’s College in Christchurch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Among the numerous fellowships and national book prizes that have been awarded to Gavin throughout his career, highlights are his Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement - Non-fiction in 2019; his Te Waka Toi Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Ihaka\/Sir Kingi Ihaka Award in 2018 recognising lifetime contribution to strengthening Māori art and culture through his children’s books; The Arts Foundation’s Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award in 2013; and the 2000 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for lifetime achievement and his distinguished contribution to children’s literature in New Zealand. Gavin was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2013, and President of Honour of the NZ Society of Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 2024, \u003ci\u003ePATU: The New Zealand Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, a pictorial exploration of the conflicts that have shaped Aotearoa New Zealand and hold urgent relevance for today, won the Russell Clark Award for Illustration – a national award that Gavin has received 10 times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He has won the supreme Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award a record five times - and most recently in 2022 with his \u003ci\u003eATUA: Māori Gods and Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, which also won the Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration. It was described as \"an instant classic, a ‘must have’ for every Kiwi household and library\" and “much more than a list of gods and legendary heroes – it’s a family tree, presented with power and simplicity. The text is never overstated, with the glory of the illustrations as the primary mode of storytelling, rewarding the reader who closely examines them.”\u003cbr\u003eIn 2018, his pictorial history through maps, \u003ci\u003eAotearoa: The New Zealand Story,\u003c\/i\u003e won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and the Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. The judges praised it as being ‘masterful in its execution – a work of art that bears repeated and thoughtful viewing and reading of its vibrant and informative illustrations. It is also a book of enduring significance in the canon of New Zealand children’s literature – a landmark title which will stand the test of time.’ That same year, \u003ci\u003eAotearoa\u003c\/i\u003e won a Storylines Notable Non-Fiction Award and Best Children’s Book at the PANZ Design Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A companion volume, \u003ci\u003eWildlife of Aotearoa\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2019. It won NZ Booklovers Best Children's Book Award and a Storylines Notable Non-fiction Award in 2020 and in 2022 was made an IBBY Honour Book for the quality of its illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 2008 \u003ci\u003eSnake and Lizard\u003c\/i\u003e won both the Book of the Year Award and the Junior Fiction Award. It was written by the beloved author Joy Cowley and with the series of books that followed, was one of Gavin Bishop's most successful author-illustrator partnerships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 2003 \u003ci\u003eWeaving Earth and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, a collaboration with writer Robert Sullivan, won the Book of the Year as well as the Best Non-fiction awards and was shortlisted for the LIANZA Elsie Locke Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant\u003c\/i\u003e (1981); \u003ci\u003eKiwi Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); \u003ci\u003eRats!\u003c\/i\u003e (2008); and \u003ci\u003eThere was a Crooked Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) were all recipients of the Russell Clark Award.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe judges of the 2006 award said, ‘\u003ci\u003eKiwi Moon\u003c\/i\u003e has all the appeal and promise of a future folktale classic. It is an outstanding example of how text and illustrations can be interwoven to produce a marvellous whole.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Other award-winning titles include: \u003ci\u003e The Year of the Yelvertons\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrator; the 1981 Esther Glen Medal); \u003ci\u003eMr Fox\u003c\/i\u003e (Noma Concours 1984 Grand Prize); \u003ci\u003eHinepau\u003c\/i\u003e (New Zealand Picture Book of the Year 1993); \u003ci\u003eThe House that Jack Built\u003c\/i\u003e (Book of the Year and Best Picture Book at the 2000 NZ Post Book Awards); \u003ci\u003eFriends: Snake and Lizard\u003c\/i\u003e (with Joy Cowley, Children’s Choice Junior Fiction, 2010 NZ Post Children’s Book Awards); and \u003ci\u003eMister Whistler\u003c\/i\u003e (written by Margaret Mahy, winning Best Picture Book at the 2013 NZ Post Children’s Book Awards).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMany of Gavin’s works have been listed as Storylines Notable Books, most recently \u003ci\u003ePatu: The New Zealand Wars \u003c\/i\u003ein 2023, \u003ci\u003eAtua: Māori Gods and Heroes \u003c\/i\u003ein 2022, \u003ci\u003eWildlife of Aotearoa \u003c\/i\u003ein 2020; \u003ci\u003eAotearoa: The New Zealand Story\u003c\/i\u003e in 2018; also \u003ci\u003eTom Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e (2002); \u003ci\u003eThe Three Billy Goats Gruff\u003c\/i\u003e (2004); \u003ci\u003eTaming the Sun: Four Maori Myths\u003c\/i\u003e (2005); \u003ci\u003eKiwi Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); \u003ci\u003eThe Waka\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); \u003ci\u003eTe Waka\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); \u003ci\u003eRiding the Waves: Four Maori Myths\u003c\/i\u003e (2007); \u003ci\u003eSnake \u0026amp; Lizard\u003c\/i\u003e (2008); \u003ci\u003eRats!\u003c\/i\u003e (2008); \u003ci\u003ePiano Rock: A 1950s Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e (2009); \u003ci\u003eThere Was a Crooked Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2010); \u003ci\u003eCowshed Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e (2010); \u003ci\u003eFriends: Snake \u0026amp; Lizard\u003c\/i\u003e (2010); \u003ci\u003eCounting the Stars: Four Māori Myths\u003c\/i\u003e (2010); and \u003ci\u003eTeddy One Eye: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Gavin’s artwork has featured in exhibitions internationally, including Japan and Czechoslovakia. He has written and designed two ballets for the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company: \u003ci\u003eTerrible Tom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTe Maia and the Sea Devil\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2003 he shared the Ursula Bethell Residency with Catherine Chidgey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for an Unpublished Illustrator was established in partnership with Storylines Children's Literature Trust in 2009. Sponsored by Penguin Random House New Zealand, it has the aim of encouraging emergent illustrators to try their hand at picture books and acknowledges Gavin’s contribution to the writing and illustrating of children’s picture books in this country. Through this award, Gavin has provided valuable mentorship and coaching to its recipients and helped launch new talent in children’s book creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Gavin lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand. 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