Author :
Publisher : [email protected]
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Legends
ISBN : 9789820201712
Myths, stories and legends which once guided the lives of young Cook Islanders reveal a panorama of history, place names and genealogical identity. The mystique of the tales fascinated many young people who gathered around their elders to hear them illuminate the past.
Author : Shona Hopkins
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 32,49 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Cook Islanders
ISBN : 9780143504078
The Cook Islanders' oral history tells of many stories that date back to a mythological time known as Avaiki. These stories were of brave men and women, mystical mountains, powerful gods and majestic sea creatures. This collection of eight beautifully illustrated legends captures the magic of this island culture.
Author : Alphons Kloosterman
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 36,47 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Legends
ISBN :
Author : David Riley
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 24,66 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Cook Islanders
ISBN : 9780473395667
Profiles famous Cook Islanders, who tell their story about how they became successful. Subjects include Sir Thomas Davis, Professor Bobbie Hunter, Lima Sopoaga, Dr. Tearikivao Maoate, Sir Terepai Maoare, Marghartet Matenga and Alfred Ngaro. Also looks at some legendary and historic figures.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 50,63 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Legends
ISBN : 9789823560045
Author : Lionel BROWN
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 12,22 MB
Release : 1965
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Lionel Brown
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,11 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Cook Islands
ISBN :
Author : Bo Flood
Publisher : Bess Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781573060783
Collects forty-three historical or traditional stories from the Pacific Islands, including creation myths and stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people. --amazon.com.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Folk literature, Rarotongan
ISBN :
"These are stories about famous figures such as Maui, about the origins of Manihiki's people and their customs, and about the natural world"--Back cover.
Author : Johannes Carl Andersen
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 38,50 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0486285820
Authoritative recounting of myths and legends — gods and creation, nature and supernatural, love and war, revenge, more — plus a lively commentary on Polynesian life and culture. 77 illustrations.
