The giant of Lake Wakatipu / Peter Gossage.
Material type: TextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House New Zealand, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, colour map ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780143772088
- 0143772082
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Māoritanga | Eltham LibraryPlus Children's | Māoritanga | 398 MYTHS AND LEGENDS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | i2181687 |
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"First published by Puffin Books, 2012"--Title page verso.
"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 the fire is lit? A retelling of the legend of how one of New Zealand's great lakes came to be"-- Publisher information.
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