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How Maui Found the Secret of Fire

By Peter Gossage
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A beloved Maori myth about Maui and Mahuika, the goddess of fire, as told by the iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage. Maui the trickster wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pa. When his people wake, they... Read More
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How Maui Found the Secret of Fire

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A beloved Maori myth about Maui and Mahuika, the goddess of fire, as told by the iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage.

Maui the trickster wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pa. When his people wake, they are very angry and Maui must go to the volcano to visit Mahuika, the goddess of fire.

Peter Gossage's superbly retold stories of Maui are now New Zealand classics.

Read all the Maori myths by Peter Gossage!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143505648

Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 November 2012

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 296.0mm

Weight: 166g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published Penguin Books Peter Gossage

About the Author

Peter Gossage is the storyteller and illustrator of many published works, including myths such as Pania of the Reef and his popular Maui series. His distinctive artistic style is loved by adults and children alike, and his retelling of old myths is done in such a way that they are easily accessible to readers of many ages. Peter currently lives in Auckland.

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