The whale rider / Witi Ihimaera.
" Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he is focussed on his duties as chief of a Maori tribe in Whangara, on the East Coast of New Zealand - a tribe that claims descent from a legendary 'whale rider'. In every generation since the whale ride...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland :
Reed,
2007.
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| Edition: | 20th anniversary edition. |
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| Summary: | " Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he is focussed on his duties as chief of a Maori tribe in Whangara, on the East Coast of New Zealand - a tribe that claims descent from a legendary 'whale rider'. In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief. But there is no male heir - there's only Kahu. She should be next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl. Kahu will not be ignored. And in her struggle she has a unique ally: the whale rider himself, from whom she has inherited the ability to communicate with whales. Once that sacred gift is revealed, Kahu may be able to re-establish her people's ancestral connections, earn her great-grandfather's attention - and lead her tribe to a bold new future."--Book jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Heinemann, 1987. |
| Physical Description: | 204 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780790011868 0790011867 |