Te Hopu a Māui i a te Rā / How Māui Slowed the Sun (Maori-English)

Author(s): Peter Gossage; Nā Merimeri Penfold i whakamāori

Picture Books

Peter Gossage's award-winning Maori myth is now available in a bilingual Maori-English edition, featuring Merimeri Penfold's translation.

He poto rawa nga ra, he roa rawa nga po. Oti ana i a Maui he whakaaro e ata rere ai te ra i te rangi.
He putanga reo Maori-reo Pakeha o tenei tino pakiwaitara o Aotearoa.

Faced with very short days and very long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the Sun's passage through the sky.
Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth has captivated young children for generations.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780143774877
  • : Penguin Group New Zealand, Limited
  • : UNKNOWN
  • : 0.165
  • : June 2020
  • : .4 Centimeters X 21 Centimeters X 29.8 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Peter Gossage; Nā Merimeri Penfold i whakamāori
  • : Paperback
  • : Māori/English
  • : 398.208999442
  • : 32