Māori tales of long ago / by A.W. Reed ; illustrated by A.S. Paterson ; foreword by David Simmons.
Material type:
- 9781869664237
- 9781869662608
- 398.20993 22
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Junior Māoritanga | Manaia LibraryPlus Children's | Māoritanga | 398.209 REED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | I2086907 | ||
Junior Māoritanga | Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's | Māoritanga | 398 MYTHS & LEGENDS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | i2177054 |
Collates all the stories originally published in Wonder tales of Māoriland (1948, 1964) and Māori tales of long ago (1957), by A.W. Reed, with the original illustrations by A.S. Paterson.
Foreword -- How Maui went fishing -- The birth of Maui -- Maui in the underworld -- How light came into the world -- The battle of the birds -- How Uenuku became a rainbow -- Maui looks for fire -- How eels were made -- How Tawhaki climbed up to the skyland -- How Maui caught the sun -- How Rata made a great canoe -- How Kae stole the whale -- How Kahukura found the magic net -- How kumaras came to Māoriland -- The story of Hatupatu and the ogress of the birds -- Tutanekai who played the flute -- Endnote.
Primary, intermediate.
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