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Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
Category: Picture Books
Three mountains battle against Tongariro to win the love of his wife, Pihanga. Find out how Tongariro banishes Taranaki, Tauhara and Putau to the positions they stand in today when he overcomes their approaches to Pihanga. Make the mountains using the outlines in the back of this book, and fight your ow ...Show more
How Maui Slowed the Sun (Board Book) by Peter Gossage
Category: Children's
Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth is now available as a sturdy board book. Faced with very short days and very long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the Sun's passage through the sky. Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth has captivated you ...Show more
I Te Timatanga (In the Beginning Maori edition) by Peter Gossage; Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira
Category: Languages and Reference
A retelling of the Maori creation story in which the children of Rangi and Papa, tired of living in the dark, force their parents apart and allow light into Aotearoa. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Maui and Other Maori Legends: 8 Classic Tales of Aotearoa by Peter Gossage
Category: Children's Reference
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 powe ...Show more
Te Hopu a Māui i a te Rā / How Māui Slowed the Sun (Maori-English) by Peter Gossage; Nā Merimeri Penfold i whakamāori
Category: Junior Fiction
Peter Gossage's award-winning Maori myth is now available in a bilingual Maori-English edition, featuring Merimeri Penfold's translation.He poto rawa nga ra, he roa rawa nga po. Oti ana i a Maui he whakaaro e ata rere ai te ra i te rangi.He putanga reo Maori-reo Pakeha o tenei tino pakiwaitara o Aotearo ...Show more
Te-Ika-a-Māui / The Fish of Māui (Māori-English edition) by Peter Gossage; Nā Merimeri Penfold i whakamāori
Category: Picture Books
Peter Gossage's famous Maori myth about discovering Aotearoa's North Island is now a bilingual Maori-English edition, featuring Merimeri Penfold's translation.Kahore nga tuakana o Maui i hiahia kia haere ia i to ratou taha ki te hi, he hae no ratou. Heoi ano, ka mau i a Maui atamai te ika whakamiharo ka ...Show more
Te Pakanga a nga Maunga / Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
Category: Languages and Reference
Iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage's retelling of a legend about the mountains of New Zealand's central North Island is now available as a bilingual Maori-English story, translated by Heni Jacob. Gossage's classic retelling of the Maori myth of Mt Taranaki, Mt Tauhara and Mt Putauaki is now ava ...Show more
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