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The giant of Lake Wakatipu / Peter Gossage.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa: Auckland, N.Z. : Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House New Zealand, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Whakaahuatanga: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, colour map ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780143772088
  • 0143772082
Ngā marau: Summary: "When Manata goes missing from her village, her people discover that she has been kidnapped by a giant. Her lover, Matakauri, sets off to rescue her, knowing that his people will never be safe until the giant is killed. While the giant sleeps, Matakauri builds a fire around him. But what will happen when the fire is lit? A retelling of the legend of how one of New Zealand's great lakes came to be"-- Publisher information.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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"First published by Puffin Books, 2012"--Title page verso.

"When Manata goes missing from her village, her people discover that she has been kidnapped by a giant. Her lover, Matakauri, sets off to rescue her, knowing that his people will never be safe until the giant is killed. While the giant sleeps, Matakauri builds a fire around him. But what will happen when the fire is lit? A retelling of the legend of how one of New Zealand's great lakes came to be"-- Publisher information.

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