How did our Māori ancestors use mushrooms?

What are some of the astounding ways that fungi can help us?

Why do some mushrooms glow?

Learn the answers to these questions on a journey to the forests of Aotearoa to discover the amazing, hidden kingdom of fungi that dwells there!

• Te Reo vocabulary related to Te Taiao, the natural world.
• Exercises for your child to complete to help them connect to Te Taiao and practice what they are learning about fungi.
• Practical activities with fungi such as making ink, spore prints and how to grow your own mushrooms at home.
• Beautiful watercolour illustrations by well-loved children’s book illustrator Isobel Joy Te Aho-White.

Written by our friend Valetta Sówka.