Starting school is a big step up. Te Ra Kura Ki Aotearoa familiarises children and their parents with the structure of the kiwi school day and puts them at ease with elements of the New Zealand curriculum: What do you do at school? Who will be there? What will I learn? What will my classroom be like? Author and illustrator Donovan Bixley has visited hundreds of schools across Aotearoa and has created a friendly introduction to the kiwi school day, gently incorporating the values of the New Zealand school curriculum: excellence, diversity, teamwork, respect, curiosity, and te ao Maori. Parents and children about to start school will recognise and identify with Te Ra Kura Ki Aotearoa, with the theme, 'school is fun'. Te Ra Kura Ki Aotearoa is fully translated into te reo Maori. It is the te reo Maori equivalent of The Great Kiwi School Day. About the Author: Donovan Bixley was a finalist in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards for Faithfully Mozart in 2006. He has written and/or illustrated over 70 books, including the international hit Dinosaur Rescue series (with award-winning author Kyle Mewburn, published in 13 countries).