| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
118 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
The birth of Maui -- Maui and the great fish -- Maui tames the sun -- Kupe's discovery of Aotearoa -- Hinemoa and Tutanekai -- Kahukura and the fairies -- The talking taniwha of Rotorua -- Te Kanawa and the visitors by firelight -- Mataora and Niwareka in the underworld -- The enchanted hunting-ground -- The trees of the forest -- Lake Te Anau -- Hotu-puku -- Putawai -- Rona and the legend of the moon -- Hutu and Pare -- The ground parrot and the albatross -- Kakariki and Kaka -- Maui and the birds. |
| Summary |
A collection of nineteen tales from various Maori tribes of New Zealand about the trickster Maui, the Creation, monsters, birds, animals, and special places. |
| Subject |
Māori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore.
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Tales -- New Zealand.
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Folklore -- New Zealand.
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| Added Author |
Foreman, Michael, 1938- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
1559700467: $16.95 |
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