Paikea /

Kahukiwa, Robyn, 1940-

Paikea / he kōrero pūrākau tahito nā Robyn Kahukiwa ; ko te huri ki te reo Māori nā Keri Kaa. - Auckland, N.Z. : Puffin, 1993. - [48] p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.

In Māori. Illustrations on lining papers.

Tells of Paikea, an ancestor well-known throughout Polynesia and New Zealand. These stories are from Ngati Porou. Suggested level: junior, primary, intermediate, secondary. Tells the story of Paikea's legendary journey across the sea from Hawaiki to Aotearoa. It shows how Paikea's mystical prowess could transform him into a taniwha, a tipua or a man. The author's version of the story of Paikea, an ancestor well-known throughout Polynesia, comes from Wiremu Pōtae, of Tokomaru Bay, who told it to William Colenso. Suggested level: junior, primary.

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Māori (New Zealand people)--Folklore--Children's nonfiction.
Voyages and travels--Folklore--Children's nonfiction.
Ngāti Porou (New Zealand people)--Folklore--Children's nonfiction.
Whales--Folklore--Children's nonfiction.
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