Navigating the stars : Māori creation myths / Witi Ihimaera.
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TextPublisher: [Auckland] : Penguin Random House New Zealand., 2020Copyright date: © 2020Description: 432 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780143774990; 0143774999Subject(s): Māori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore | Creation | Tales -- New Zealand | Ōrokohanga o te ao | Pūrākau | Kōrero nehe | Māui | AtuaDDC classification: 398.208999442 Summary: "Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama downinto the land of the dead, Maui to the ends of the earth, and the giants and turehu who sailed across the ocean to our shores ... From Hawaiki to Aotearoa, the ancient navigators brought their myths, while looking to the stars - bright with gods, ancestors and stories - to guide the way"--Publisher information.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Māoritanga | Hāwera LibraryPlus Non Fiction | Non Fiction | 398.2089 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | I2204081 | ||
| Māoritanga | Pātea LibraryPlus Non Fiction | Non Fiction | 398.2089 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | I2204080 | ||
| Māoritanga | Stratford Non Fiction | Māoritanga | 398.2089 IHI (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | A00881703 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama downinto the land of the dead, Maui to the ends of the earth, and the giants and turehu who sailed across the ocean to our shores ... From Hawaiki to Aotearoa, the ancient navigators brought their myths, while looking to the stars - bright with gods, ancestors and stories - to guide the way"--Publisher information.
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