Book of the Week: PATU by Gavin Bishop
Gavin Bishop has yet again created a book that needs to be on everyone’s bookshelf. PATU: THE NEW ZEALAND WARS is a masterpiece of illustration that gives any reader, child or adult, a clear and compelling overview of the struggle between settlers and tangata whenua that underlies all of Aotearoa’s subsequent history. The beautiful large-format book covers all the phases and aspects of the conflict, is insightful into the viewpoints of the various participants and into the range of contexts for the events, and includes fold-out plans of many battles and sieges. Highly recommended.
Bishop’s other large-format, lively, beautifully illustrated books packed with information for older children (and adults). Every home needs these:
Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story ;
Wildlife of Aotearoa ;
Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes.