Displaying 1 of 1 1989 Format: Book Author: Te Kanawa, Kiri. Title: Land of the long white cloud : Maori myths, tales, and legends / [selected by] Kiri Te Kanawa ; illustrated by Michael Foreman. Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Arcade Pub., ©1989. Description: 118 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm Summary: A collection of nineteen tales from various Māori tribes of New Zealand about the trickster Maui, the Creation, monsters, birds, animals, and special places. Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore. Tales -- New Zealand. Other Author: Foreman, Michael, 1938- illustrator. Contents: The birth of Maui -- Maui and the great fish -- Maui tames the sun -- Kupe's discovery of Aotearoa -- Hinemoa and Tutanekai -- Kahukura and the fairies -- The talking taniwha of Rotorua -- Te Kanawa and the visitors by firelight -- Mataora and Niwareka in the underworld -- The enchanted hunting-ground ; The trees of the forest ; Lake Te Anau -- Hotu-puku -- Putawai -- Rona and the legend of the moon -- Hutu and Pare -- The ground parrot and the albatross ; Kakariki and Kaka ; Maui and the birds. LCCN: 89045534 ISBN: 1559700467 9781559700467 Other Number: 21454775 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 39064 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 398.20993 Te Kanaw Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
