Title The whale rider / Witi Ihimaera ; illustrated by John Hovell

Published Auckland, N.Z. : Heinemann, 1987

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W'PONDS	828.02 I253 A6/WH		AVAILABLE

Description 122 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Contents Shortlisted for Nielsen BookData New Zealand Booksellers' Choice Award 2003. -Also available as a feature film. -The whale rider was Kahutia Te Rangi, ancestor of the Te Tai Rawhiti, he travelled from Hawaiki to the East Coast of New Zealand. Then there was Kahu -- the first great-grandchild of the whanau. Loved by all her relatives except her great-grandfather. The whale could never forget his master and carried with him the heartache of that final separation ... until the day his herd was stranded on the beach at a place called Whangara. Can Kahu finally show her great-grandfather her worth? Summary The whale rider was Kahutia Te Rangi. Ancestor of the people of Te Tai Rawhiti, he travelled from Hawaiki, the place of the Ancients, to the East Coat of New Zealand. Then there was Kahu. The first great-grandchild of the whanau, she was loved by all her relatives except the one whose love she needed most, her great-grandfather Analysis Fiction in English New Zealand writers 1907- Texts Notes Novel Subject Authors, New Zealand -- 20th century. Families -- Fiction. Families -- New Zealand -- Fiction. Girls -- New Zealand -- Fiction. Grandfathers -- Fiction. Grandparent and child -- Fiction. Human-animal relationships -- Fiction. Maori (New Zealand people) -- Fiction. Maori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction. Whales -- New Zealand -- Fiction. Maori (New Zealand people) -- Fiction. Genre/Form Fiction.

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