Swim : the story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai / retold by Chris Szekely ; illustrated by Andrew Burdan.

By:

Szekely, Chris [author.]

Contributor(s):

Burdan, Andrew [author,, illustrator.]

Material type: Text

TextDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:

9781775500797 :
1775500799

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

398.208999442 23

Summary: "This Te Arawa Māori traditional story tells of two lovers forbidden to meet who find a way to be together. In the legend, Hinemoa lives by Lake Rotorua and Tūtānekai on the island, Mokoia. Hinemoa falls in love when Tūtānekai plays the flute, but Hinemoa's father considers him unsuitable. They vow to be together, and every night on the island, Tūtānekai plays his flute to guide Hinemoa to him. With no canoe, Hinemoa must swim the lake with mystical creatures in it to be with Tūtānekai. ... [A] sophisticated picture book"--Publisher information.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Junior Non Fiction	Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's	Children's Non Fiction	398 MYTHS & LEGENDS (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		i2121868
Picture Books	Stratford Children's	Children's Picture Books	S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Checked out	11/04/2023	A00707838

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"This Te Arawa Māori traditional story tells of two lovers forbidden to meet who find a way to be together. In the legend, Hinemoa lives by Lake Rotorua and Tūtānekai on the island, Mokoia. Hinemoa falls in love when Tūtānekai plays the flute, but Hinemoa's father considers him unsuitable. They vow to be together, and every night on the island, Tūtānekai plays his flute to guide Hinemoa to him. With no canoe, Hinemoa must swim the lake with mystical creatures in it to be with Tūtānekai. ... [A] sophisticated picture book"--Publisher information.

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