TY - BOOK AU - Whaanga,Mere AU - Kereru,Ngawini TI - Tangaroa's gift =: Te koha ā Tangaroa SN - 9781775434122 U1 - NZ823.2 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Auckland PB - Scholastic KW - Pāua KW - Folklore KW - Children's picture books KW - Shells KW - Individuality KW - Ngā uri o Tangaroa KW - reo KW - Tangaroa KW - Pukapuka whakaahua KW - Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki KW - Pakiwaitara KW - Picture books for children KW - Children's stories, New Zealand KW - local N1 - Story for children; Junior, primary; National Library of New Zealand N2 - "The story of how Pāua came to have his colours. Pāua is sad and lonely. The other sea creatures mock his slowness and unattractiveness. Tangaroa, god of the sea, takes pity on him and gives him a dazzling shell of many colours. But the jealousy of the other sea creatures results in Pāua still being miserable, so Tangaroa decides to hide his beauty within his shell, where only he can see it"--Publisher information ER -