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Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult
Tongariro is forced to battle three strong mountains, Taranaki, Tauhara and Putauaki, to keep his wife, Pihanga, safe from them. This is the story of how he successfully banishes them to the positions where they stand today. You can make the mountains using the outlines in the back of this book, and fig ...Show more
Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Three mountains battle against Tongariro to win the love of his wife, Pihanga. Find out how Tongariro banishes Taranaki, Tauhara and Putau to the positions they stand in today when he overcomes their approaches to Pihanga. Make the mountains using the outlines in the back of this book, and fight your ow ...Show more
How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Maui wonders what it would be like to live forever. He enters the Goddess of Death and discovers stars, heavens and the gods. Missing his people, he is sent home by the highest god, Rehua, who gives him the special gift of being able to transform himself.
How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Maui wants to know two things- who is his father and where does his mother go during the day? One day he follows her and finds himself in the underworld.
How Maui Found His Mother by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Peter Gossage's vibrantly illustrated retelling of the tale of Maui's search for his mother. After being cast into the sea as a baby, Maui grows up being educated by Tama, his uncle, about the Maori gods, nature and the ways of mastering magic. As he gets older he begins to wonder who is mother is and o ...Show more
How Maui Found his Father and the Magic Jawbone by Peter Gossage
$19.99 NZD
Category: Te Ao Māori
Reprinted for a new generation, Peter Gossage's illustrated books bring these ancient maori tales to life.In this tale Maui is happy to have found his mother but wants to find his father. He follows his mother into the underworld and discovers his father and grandfather. This is where is obtains the mag ...Show more
How Maui Found the Secret of Fire by Peter Gossage
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Maui Series
Peter Gossage's Maui series is well-known and loved. The six titles in the series have been repackaged and redesigned for a new generation of readers, without losing the integrity of the initial artwork. The books follow Maui's birth, his abandonment by his mother and his search for her, his search for ...Show more
How Maui Found the Secret of Fire by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Maui the trickster wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pa. When his people wake they are very angry and Maui must go to the volcano to visit Mahuika, the goddess of fire. Peter Gossage's superbly retold stories of Maui are now New Zealand classics.
How Maui Slowed the Sun by Peter Gossage
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Maui Series
Now reprinted for a new generation, Peter Gossage's books bring these ancient maori stories to life. In this tale Maui wants to slow down the sun, who moves too quickly through the sky. With the help of his brothers he implements a plan to catch the sun with ropes and tie it to the earth.
How Maui Slowed the Sun by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved bookFaced with too short days and long nights Maui comes up with a plan to slow the sun's passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Maui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly.
How Maui Slowed the Sun (Board Book) by Peter Gossage
$16.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth is now available as a sturdy board book. Faced with very short days and very long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the Sun's passage through the sky. Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth has captivated you ...Show more
I te Timatanga / In The Beginning (20th Ann ed.) by Peter Gossage; Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira
$19.98 NZD
$22.00 (9% off)
Category: Children & Young Adult
In the beginning were Ranginui the father, and Papatuanuku the mother. The dual language creation myth of Maori legend is simply told in Peter Gossage’s vibrant style. Bold design and brief text recount the struggle of the children of Rangi and Papa as they try to part their parents and bring light to ...Show more