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Swim : the story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai / retold by Chris Szekely ; illustrated by Andrew Burdan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781775500797 :
  • 1775500799
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.208999442 23
Summary: "This Te Arawa Māori traditional story tells of two lovers forbidden to meet who find a way to be together. In the legend, Hinemoa lives by Lake Rotorua and Tūtānekai on the island, Mokoia. Hinemoa falls in love when Tūtānekai plays the flute, but Hinemoa's father considers him unsuitable. They vow to be together, and every night on the island, Tūtānekai plays his flute to guide Hinemoa to him. With no canoe, Hinemoa must swim the lake with mystical creatures in it to be with Tūtānekai. ... [A] sophisticated picture book"--Publisher information.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's picture books Stratford Children's Children's picture books S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 17/04/2024 A00707838
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"This Te Arawa Māori traditional story tells of two lovers forbidden to meet who find a way to be together. In the legend, Hinemoa lives by Lake Rotorua and Tūtānekai on the island, Mokoia. Hinemoa falls in love when Tūtānekai plays the flute, but Hinemoa's father considers him unsuitable. They vow to be together, and every night on the island, Tūtānekai plays his flute to guide Hinemoa to him. With no canoe, Hinemoa must swim the lake with mystical creatures in it to be with Tūtānekai. ... [A] sophisticated picture book"--Publisher information.

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