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Winner of the NZ Post Book Awards 2013, Maori Language.
Stories originally published for the Ministry of Education as individual titles: Rehua (2006); Hokio (2008); Maungaroa (2009); and, Hokingaroa (2010). Novel for young adults in Maori.
Accompanied by audio DVD.
Summary: "Follows four teenagers living on Rehua, a planet settled after Earth is destroyed by ecological disasters and global war. The four raise hokio, giant mystical birds, which take them on flights to explore their new world, On one flight, they discover an island with another colony of people and are given a quest to interpret a message drawn on cave walls. Deciphering the symbols leads them to appease a gargantuan octopus and help the Tuehu, fair-skinned sea fairies, who have discovered a way to return to Earth"--Publisher information. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.