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How Maui Slowed the Sun
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A beloved Maori myth about how Maui outwitted Te Ra, as told by the iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage. Faced with too short days and long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the sun's passage through the sky. With the help of...
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A beloved Maori myth about how Maui outwitted Te Ra, as told by the iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage.
Faced with too short days and long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the sun's passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Maui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly.
How Maui Slowed the Sun is the winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book.
Also available as a Maori-English text, Te Hopu a Maui i a te Ra/How Maui Slowed the Sun.
Read all the Maori myths by Peter Gossage!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780143505181
Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 November 2011
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Puffin
Edition: 3rd edition
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 295.0mm
Weight: 162g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Peter Gossage is the storyteller and illustrator of many published works, including myths such as Hinemoa and Tutanekai and Pania of the Reef. His distinctive artistic style is loved by adults and children alike, and his retelling of old and interesting myths is done in such a way that they are easily accessible to readers of many ages. Peter lives in Auckland.
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