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Maui and Other Maori Legends: 8 Classic Tales of Aotearoa by Peter Gossage
$40.00 NZD
Category: Maori | 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
$16.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Reading Level: From 7 To 99
The story of Pania on the Reef is well known and loved in New Zealand. In this book, Peter Gossage renders this popular story with beautiful images and easy-to-read text for children seven years and older.
Pania of the Reef by Peter Gossage
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
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
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
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 Hopu a Maui i a te Ra/How Maui Slowed the Sun by Peter Gossage
$19.98 NZD
$21.00 (4% off)
Category: Maori
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-Maui/The Fish of Maui by Peter Gossage
$19.98 NZD
$21.00 (4% off)
Category: Maori
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
$20.00 NZD
$21.00 (4% off)
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult
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
The Fish of Maui by Peter Gossage
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Maui's jealous brothers don't want him to come fishing with them. Maui is cleverer than they are, however, and not only does he trick them, but he catches the best fish of all.
The Giant Of Lake Wakatipu by Peter Gossage
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult
When Manata goes missing from her village, her people discover that she has been kidnapped by a giant. Her lover, Matakauri, sets off to rescue her, knowing that his people will never be safe until the giant is killed.While the giant sleeps, Matakauri builds a fire around him. But what will happen when ...Show more