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Tuna and Hiriwa / Ripeka Takotowai Goddard ; illustrated by Kimberly Andrews.

Nā: Kaituhi: Momo rauemi: TextTextReo: English Original language: Maori Whakaahuatanga: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781775502272
  • 1775502279
Uniform titles:
  • Tuna rāua ko Hiriwa. English
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 899.4423 23
Summary: "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.
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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Picture story book for children.

"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.

Junior National Library of New Zealand.

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