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Counting the stars : four Māori myths / Gavin Bishop.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Random House, 2009.Description: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781869790721
  • 9781775530176
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Contents:
Mother earth and father sky -- The battle of the birds -- Kae and the whale -- Hinemoa and Tūtānekai.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Māoritanga Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's Māoritanga 398.209 BISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available I2080981
Children's Māoritanga Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's Māoritanga 398.209 BISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available I2080979
Children's Māoritanga Pātea LibraryPlus Children's Māoritanga 398.209 BISH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 03/05/2024 I2080980
Children's nonfiction Stratford Children's Children's nonfiction 398.2 BIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A00681611
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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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