Johnson, Sarah,  1967- <br/><br/>
Wooden arms / 
written by Sarah Johnson ; illustrated by Scott Tulloch. 
 - Auckland N.Z. :  Scholastic,  2012. 
 - [30] pages :  color illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Picture story book for children.  Also published in Māori as: Poupou tauawhi. 
<br/><br/>cultural differences --  city growth -- cultural differences -- Picture story book for children. -Also available in Maori. 
<br/><br/> Each time its people move away, the little hall sits empty. Will its walls ever again ring with laughter, music, stories and song? Then, one day, a little boy steps inside the hall- and feels the welcome of its wooden arms. Suggested level: primary. 
<br/><br/> Joy Cowley Award, 2012 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781775430551 (pbk.) 1775430553 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>City and town life--Pictorial works--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Muslims--Juvenile fiction<br/>Social change--Pictorial works--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Community life--Pictorial works--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Social change--Children's picture books.<br/>Community life--Children's picture books.<br/>Community centers--Pictorial works--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Wooden-frame buldings--Pictorial works--Juvenile fiction.<br/>cultural differences<br/>Whanaungatanga<br/>Pakiwaitara<br/>multiculture<br/>Whare<br/>Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki<br/>Wooden-frame buildings Fiction.<br/>Community centers Fiction.<br/>Community Life - Fiction<br/>Children's stories, New Zealand. Nz<br/>Wooden-frame Buildings--Juvenile Fiction<br/>Whare<br/>Wooden-frame buildings--Children's fiction.<br/>Community centers--Children's fiction.<br/>Community life--Children's fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Whare<br/>Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki<br/>Children's stories, New Zealand.<br/>Children's stories, New Zealand.<br/>Children's stories, Maori.<br/>Picture books<br/>Picture books<br/>Children's fiction.