How Maui-tiki-tiki-a-taranga found his mother / by Peter Gossage.
When Maui was born, his mother thought he was stillborn, so she wrapped him in the topknot of her hair and gave him into the care of Tangaroa, the god of the sea. However Maui was alive, and was cared for by the sea creatures until he was cast up on the shore. His uncle Tama found him and took him h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sydney ; Auckland :
Lansdowne,
1975.
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| Summary: | When Maui was born, his mother thought he was stillborn, so she wrapped him in the topknot of her hair and gave him into the care of Tangaroa, the god of the sea. However Maui was alive, and was cared for by the sea creatures until he was cast up on the shore. His uncle Tama found him and took him home to raise him as his own son. When Maui grew up, he went in search of his mother, and lined up behind his brothers to greet her. |
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| Item Description: | Cover title: How Maui found his mother. |
| Physical Description: | 33 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 x 29 cm |
| ISBN: | 0868660779 9780868660776 |