Albany Junior High School Library

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Maori legends
"A Raupo Book."
Originally published: Reed, 2000.
Table of contents: Maui and the fish -- Paikea and the whale -- Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi -- Pourangahua and the Great Bird of Ruakapanga -- Tutanekai and Hinemoa -- Rata and the birds of the forest -- Hinetitama : the first child -- Ngake and Hinewaihua -- Ngatoroirangi -- Tane and the three kete -- Tangotango and Tane -- Rona and the moon -- Maui and the sun -- Tinirau and Tutunui.
Summary: Retellings of fourteen Maori tales and myths that have been passed down over the centuries. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.