Maui And Other Māori Legends
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Maui And Other Māori Legends 8 Classic Tales of Aotearoa – By Peter Gossage
A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage’s beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume.
Peter Gossage’s memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for generations. Their dramatic and distinctive illustrations with minimal yet evocative language form a powerful combination, and each has earned its place among the beloved classics of our literature.
These are exciting, magical tales of adventure and intrigue. Several feature the remarkable culture hero Maui – the quick-witted and the trickster – whose exploits include slowing the sun in its course across the sky, fishing up the North Island/Te Ika a Maui, discovering the secret of fire and his attempt to trick the goddess of death and become immortal. Maui and Other Legends contains eight essential legends. In this volume you will find timeless favourites such as How Maui Found his Mother, Battle of the Mountains, Pania of the Reef and many more.
Format: This book is a Hard cover book.
Language: This book is written in English.
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Description
Contents of this book:
How Maui found his father and the magic jawbone
How Maui found the secret of fire
How Maui defied the Goddess of death
Pania of the reef
Glossary
About the Author/ Illustrator:
Peter Gossage was the storyteller and illustrator of more than 20 books for children. His powerful retelling of Māori myths and legends have captivated the children of New Zealand for generations.
Other books available by Peter Gossage include:
Also available is the bilingual version Battle of the mountains -Te pakanga a ngā maunga
Also available is the bilingual version Te hopu a Māui i a Te Rā – How Māui slowed the sun
Also available is the bilingual version Te-ika-a-Māui – The fish of Māui
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