TY - BOOK AU - Goddard,Ripeka Takotowai AU - Andrews,Kimberly TI - Tuna and Hiriwa SN - 9781775502272 U1 - 899.4423 23 KW - Eels KW - Children's picture books KW - Tuna KW - reo KW - Marama KW - Awa KW - Pukapuka whakaahua KW - Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki KW - Pakiwaitara KW - Rangitikei River (N.Z.) KW - Moon KW - Children's stories, New Zealand KW - local KW - Children's stories, Māori KW - Picture books for children N1 - Picture story book for children; Junior; National Library of New Zealand N2 - "This picture book tells the story of how the tuna got its silver belly but forever had to live in the dark depths of the river. Tuna is in awe of a nymph that glows and dances along the riverbank of the Rangitīkei in the moonlight. Night after night he meets the nymph and basks in the moonlight, hoping that he will also glow, but he remains the same. Disappointed, he hatches a plan to take the nymph's light. But the moon sees what Tuna does, and in her anger, she prevents Tuna from swimming in her moonlight again. This legend-like story weaves a tale about why eels are seldom caught when the moon is full"--Publisher information ER -