Maui

Published
Dec 2016
Main Genre
General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
32

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In this beautifully illustrated retelling of a key Polynesian myth, Māui is a schoolboy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done.

Māui grasps the mantle:
Mum, I’m gonna catch that Sun for you.
That Sun who’s always on the run.


With their woven flax net, the brothers drive to the pit where the Sun lives, and make their play to slow the day.

This bilingual book―in English and Māori―brings Māui into the 21st century in a fun and colourful retelling, combining some of the outstanding Māori talent in books today―author Tim Tipene, illustrator Zak Waipara and translator Rob Ruha.

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First Edition Dec 2016 Oratia Books ISBN 0947506144
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