Counting the stars : four Māori myths /
Bishop, Gavin, 1946-
Counting the stars : four Māori myths / Gavin Bishop. - Auckland, N.Z. : Random House, 2009. - 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Sequel to: Taming the sun, and Riding the waves.
Mother earth and father sky -- The battle of the birds -- Kae and the whale -- Hinemoa and Tūtānekai.
This book contains four more Maori myths. They're exciting and scary but each story is nicely resolved. Gavin allows the essence of the original myths to remain while also re-telling them for a new generation of children.
Ages 5+
9781869790721 9781775530176
Tales--New Zealand--Children's nonfiction.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore--Children's nonfiction.
Mythology, Maori--Children's nonfiction.
Folklore--New Zealand--Children's nonfiction.
Pūrākau
Papatūānuku
Ranginui
Taiao
Counting the stars : four Māori myths / Gavin Bishop. - Auckland, N.Z. : Random House, 2009. - 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Sequel to: Taming the sun, and Riding the waves.
Mother earth and father sky -- The battle of the birds -- Kae and the whale -- Hinemoa and Tūtānekai.
This book contains four more Maori myths. They're exciting and scary but each story is nicely resolved. Gavin allows the essence of the original myths to remain while also re-telling them for a new generation of children.
Ages 5+
9781869790721 9781775530176
Tales--New Zealand--Children's nonfiction.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore--Children's nonfiction.
Mythology, Maori--Children's nonfiction.
Folklore--New Zealand--Children's nonfiction.
Pūrākau
Papatūānuku
Ranginui
Taiao