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Te tohorā whakamutunga / nā Renée Hapimarika van de Weert ; nā Anton Petrov ngā whakaahua.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Maori Original language: English Publication details: Tāmaki-makau-rau [Aotearoa] : Reed, 2001.Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1869487109
  • 9781869487102
Uniform titles:
  • Last whale. Māori
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 899.442 21
LOC classification:
  • GR760.W5V3616 2001
Awards:
  • New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2002 finalist.
Abstract: "On a hot summer day Riwia and her classmates hear the call from the lookouts stationed around the village, a whale has entered the bay. As the men race to launch their boats and battle the whale, Riwia faces her own conflict and feelings she doesn't quite understand."--Back cover. Story set in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the 1920's, and based on the childhood memories of Maaka Jones of Whānau a Apanui. Suggested level: primary.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Māoritanga Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's Māoritanga VAND (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available I2008507
Children's Māoritanga Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's Māoritanga VAND (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available I2004220
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Picture story book for children.

Published simultaneously in English.

"On a hot summer day Riwia and her classmates hear the call from the lookouts stationed around the village, a whale has entered the bay. As the men race to launch their boats and battle the whale, Riwia faces her own conflict and feelings she doesn't quite understand."--Back cover. Story set in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the 1920's, and based on the childhood memories of Maaka Jones of Whānau a Apanui. Suggested level: primary.

Maori language materials. Published simultaneously in English.

New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2002 finalist.

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