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Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens 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 Defied the Goddess of Death by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: Children - Picture Book
Maui wonders what it would be like to live forever. He enters the Goddess of Death and discovers stars, heavens and the gods. Missing his people, he is sent home by the highest god, Rehua, who gives him the special gift of being able to transform himself.
How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: Children - Picture Book
Maui wants to know two things- who is his father and where does his mother go during the day? One day he follows her and finds himself in the underworld.
How Maui Found His Mother by Peter Gossage
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Peter Gossage's vibrantly illustrated retelling of the tale of Maui's search for his mother. After being cast into the sea as a baby, Maui grows up being educated by Tama, his uncle, about the Maori gods, nature and the ways of mastering magic. As he gets older he begins to wonder who is mother is and o ...Show more
How Maui Found the Secret of Fire by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Maui the trickster wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pa. When his people wake they are very angry and Maui must go to the volcano to visit Mahuika, the goddess of fire. Peter Gossage's superbly retold stories of Maui are now New Zealand classics.
How Maui Slowed the Sun by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved bookFaced with too short days and long nights Maui comes up with a plan to slow the sun's passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Maui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly.
I te Timatanga / In The Beginning (20th Ann ed.) by Peter Gossage; Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira
22.00 NZD
Category: Children - Te Reo
In the beginning were Ranginui the father, and Papatuanuku the mother. The dual language creation myth of Maori legend is simply told in Peter Gossage’s vibrant style. Bold design and brief text recount the struggle of the children of Rangi and Papa as they try to part their parents and bring light to ...Show more
Maui and Other Maori Legends: 8 Classic Tales of Aotearoa by Peter Gossage
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14 | Reading Level: very good
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
Pania of the Reef by Peter Gossage
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Pania is a creature of the sea, but she is fascinated by the land. She falls in love with a young chief who tries to make her stay on shore. The is the legend of how Pania became the Reef that today lies off the coast of Napier.
Rona and the Moon by Peter Gossage
22.00 NZD
Category: Children - Picture Book
Rona is charged with the important task of making food ready for her family when they return from a fishing trip. As night falls, she uses the moon to light her way. But when the moon slides behind a cloud she becomes angry and a curse sprays from her mouth. The moon does not take her curse lightly ... ...Show more
Te-Ika-a-Māui / The Fish of Māui (Māori-English edition) by Peter Gossage; Nā Merimeri Penfold i whakamāori
21.00 NZD
Category: Children - Te Reo
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
21.00 NZD
Category: Children - Te Reo
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