The
giant of Lake Wakatipu
Gossage, Peter
1946-2016
creator
author,
illustrator.
text
nz
2017
2017
monographic
eng
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, colour map ; 26 cm
"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.
juvenile
Peter Gossage.
"First published by Puffin Books, 2012"--Title page verso.
Māori (New Zealand people)
Folklore
Children's nonfiction
Folklore
New Zealand
Children's nonfiction
Giants
Children's nonfiction
Folklore
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki
Pūrākau
Wakatipu, Lake (N.Z.)
Folklore
Children's nonfiction
9780143772088
0143772082
NZAUC
171215
20211105060544.0
on1017942887
eng