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ALED210 NET New Zealand Children's Literature | University of Waikato 09/26/21 ALED210 NET New Zealand Children's Literature | University of Waikato ALED210 NET New Zealand Children's View Online Literature An introduction to literature written for children by New Zealand writers and illustrators. There is an emphasis on using these texts in primary school classrooms. Agnew, T. (n.d.). On re-reading Maurice Gee. Magpies: New Zealand Supplement, 23(3), 1–3. Agnew, T. (2002). Traditional literature with specific reference to Maori myths and legends. Literature Base, 13(4), 10–22. Blakeney-Williams, E. M. (2011). Tuning in to the Children’s Choice Book Award. An analysis of four picture books. Reading Forum NZ, 26(3), 38–45. Braid, C. (2005). The incredible potential of picture books. New Zealand Reading Forum, 20 (1), 14–18. Clark, L. (2010). Making its own history: New Zealand Historical Fiction for Children, 1862-2008. http://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/3959 Daly, N. (2008). The narrative contract and the use of Māori loanwords in New Zealand English Picture Books. The Journal of Children’s Literature Studies, 5(2), 1–17. Daly, Nicola. (2013). Belonging and Differentiating: Aspects of New Zealand National Identity Reflected in the New Zealand Picture Book Collection (NZPBC). Bookbird, 51(1), 73–79. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.waikato.ac.nz/docview/1445353181?pq-origsite=sum mon Daryl Macdonald, & Nicola Daly. (2013). Kiwi, kapai, and kuia: Māori loanwords in New Zealand English children’s picture books published between 1995 and 2005. The Final Chapters: Concluding Papers of the Journal of Children’s Literature Studies, 44–56. Dual Language Picturebooks in English and Māori. (n.d.). https://ezproxy.waikato.ac.nz/login?qurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.proquest.com%2Fdocvie w%2F1810271182%2FfulltextPDF%2FB31251900CC94C54PQ%2F3%3Faccountid%3D1728 7 Duder, T. (2005). The Picture Book Writer - 1969 to 1980. 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