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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Gossage, Peter, 1946- author, illustrator.     Subjects     Māui (Polynesian deity) -- Juvenile literature.     Māori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore.     Mythology, Māori -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Gossage, Peter, 1946- author, illustrator.       by title:      Maui and other Maori...         MARC Display

Maui and other Maori legends : 8 classic tales of Aotearoa / Peter Gossage. by Gossage, Peter, 1946- author, illustrator. Auckland : Puffin Books, [2016] Subjects Māui (Polynesian deity) -- Juvenile literature.   Māori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore.   Mythology, Māori -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780143309291 (hardback) 0143309293 (hardback) Description:  208 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm Contents:  How Maui found his mother -- How Maui found his father and the magic jawbone -- The fish of Maui -- How Maui slowed the sun -- How Maui found the secret of fire -- How Maui defies the goddess of death -- Battle of the mountains -- Pania of the reef. Requests:  1 Summary:  A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume. Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for generations. Their dramatic and distinctive illustrations with minimal yet evocative language form a powerful combination, and each has earned its place among the beloved classics of our literature. These are exciting, magical tales of adventure and intrigue. Several feature the remarkable culture hero Maui - the quick-witted and the trickster - whose exploits include slowing the sun in its course across the sky, fishing up the North Island/Te Ika a Maui, discovering the secret of fire and his attempt to trick the goddess of death and become immortal. Maui and Other Legends contains eight essential legends. In this volume you will find timeless favourites such as How Maui Found his Mother, Battle of the Mountains, Pania of the Reef and many more. The treasury includes: How Maui Found his Mother; How Maui Found his Father and the Magic Jawbone; The Fish of Maui; How Maui Slowed the Sun; How Maui Found the Secret of Fire; How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death; Battle of the Mountains; Pania of the Reef. Audience:  Junior, primary National Library of New Zealand.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Nanakuli Public Library J -- Hawaiian Nonfiction H 398.20899 Go Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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