Te Kapo the taniwha / Queenie Rikihana Hyland ; [illustrations by Zak Waipara ; retold by Wena Harawira].

By:

Rikihana, Queenie, 1948-

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 1997.Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1869489721
9781869489724

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

398.20993 21

Summary: Tu Takapo was the guardian of the South Island, and long ago, he believed this land was in danger of sinking into the sea. When all his efforts to save the land prove to be in vain, he calls upon the mighty gods to help in his task. But he pays little attention to the deal the gods make with him and soon has to pay the ultimate price. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

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Texts - cam	TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection	PAC 398.2 RIK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	FEAH25041200

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Tu Takapo was the guardian of the South Island, and long ago, he believed this land was in danger of sinking into the sea. When all his efforts to save the land prove to be in vain, he calls upon the mighty gods to help in his task. But he pays little attention to the deal the gods make with him and soon has to pay the ultimate price. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.