The Whale Rider

IHIMAERA, Witi

Notes
DONATION Mythology and realism, pathos and comedy. The whale rider was Kahutia Te Rangi. Ancestor of the people of Te Tai Rawhiti, he travelled from Hawaiki, the Place of the Ancients, to the East Coast of New Zealand. Kahu was the first great-grandchild of the whanau. She was loved by all her relatives except her great-grandfather.
Additional Notes
Realism, Pathos, Ancestor, East, Ancients, Rawhiti, People, Te, Loved, Kahutia, Great-Grandfather, Kahu, Tai, Comedy, Donation, Whanau, Rider, Hawaiki, Great-Grandchild, First, Rangi, Relatives, Mythology, Travelled, Except, Coast, Zealand
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Edition:
Collation: Physical description
Place of Publication: Auckland
Location edition Bar Code due date
Library Office R20044
Dewey:IHI NZ
ISBN:1869480643 9781869480646
pub:1992
Subjects
New Zealand Fiction
Whales
Dolphins
Maori Literature
Maori Writers
Mythology
Myths
Maori History
Maori Culture & Customs
Maori Legends
Maori Fiction
Maori Myths
Books to movies
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