Counting the stars : four Māori myths / Gavin Bishop.
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TextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Random House, 2009.Description: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN: - 9781869790721
- 9781775530176
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| Junior Māoritanga | Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's | Māoritanga | 398.209 BISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 31/03/2023 | I2080981 | |
| Junior Māoritanga | Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's | Māoritanga | 398.209 BISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | I2080979 | ||
| Junior Māoritanga | Pātea LibraryPlus Children's | Māoritanga | 398.209 BISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | I2080980 | ||
| Junior Non Fiction | Stratford Children's | Children's Non Fiction | 398.2 BIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A00681611 |
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| 398 MYTHS AND LEGENDS Battle of the mountains / | 398.2 BISH Maui and the sun : a Māori tale / | 398.209 Māori animal myths = Mōkai rangatira / Mōkai rangatira | 398.209 BISH Counting the stars : four Māori myths / | 398.2099 POHA Taniwharau : guardians of the land / Traditional Māori legends | 398.20993 BACO Hine-moana and Kiwa : a legend of the sea / Hinemoana and Kiwa | 398.20993 BACO How weaving came : a story from Hauraki / |
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+
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