A boisterous picture book full of noisy fun for machine-mad kids.

“Plan the road. Plan the road. Mark it on the map.” Mahiara takes the reader through all the stages of making a road; from planning to construction to driving on the finished road, the full journey is detailed for young and curious minds with a rhythmic text and bright illustrations.

• Mahiara is a retelling of the bestselling Roadworks in the Maori language by award-winning translator Katerina Mataira 
• Includes a pictorial glossary of all the vehicles with a short caption of what each machine does 
• A great book for active boys and girls. Describes the road building process from beginning to end. Full of onomatopoeic words to read aloud