Author :
Publisher : NorthSouth (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9781558585782
The Maori people of New Zealand tell this version of the Polynesian folktale in which a trickster uses magical powers to slow the movement of the sun.
Author :
Publisher : Learning Media Ltd
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 13,46 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Maui (Polynesian deity)
ISBN : 9780478204810
Author : Suelyn Ching Tune
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,98 MB
Release : 1988-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780824810832
Recounts how Maui uses his magical powers to slow the path of the sun across the sky, thus allowing crops more time to grow, fishermen more time to fish, and children more time to play.
Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Board books
ISBN : 9780143771586
Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth is now available as a sturdy board book. 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.
Author : Donovan Bixley
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 11,34 MB
Release : 2019-10-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781988516578
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of HOW Maui slowed the journey of the sun through the sky each day! The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and culturally appropriate and translates , along with Keri Opai, the story for the Te Reo edition
Author : Alan Trussell-Cullen
Publisher : Collins Educational
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,13 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN : 9780007228713
The days seem to pass at a rate too fast to accomplish all his chores. Māui sets out to capture the sun, succeeds, and lengthens the hours of daylight. Includes ideas for guided reading.
Author : Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi
Publisher : Island Heritage
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,20 MB
Release : 2000-08
Category : Landscape photography
ISBN : 9780896103948
Maui no ka 'oi - Maui is the best! Discover for yourself why the Valley Isle has earned its reputation as the best island in the world. Legends and historical accounts of Maui's past combine with descriptive text highlighting the beauty and magic of this special island. Spectacular full-color photography!
Author : Wilhelm Dittmer
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 26,14 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Folk-lore, Maori
ISBN :
Author : Tim Tipene
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,98 MB
Release : 2022-11-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781990042324
In this hip-hop style resetting of the famous story, Maui is a schoolboy who lives with this mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to things done. Maui seizes the moment: Mum, I'm gonna catch that Sun for you. That Sun who's always on the run. After weaving a flax net, the brothers drive to the pit where the Sun lives, and make their play to slow the day. This popular book in English and Maori brings Maui into the 21st century in a colourful retelling, now in a gorgeous paperback.
Author : Gabrielle Ahulii
Publisher : Beachhouse Pub.
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 19,64 MB
Release : 2018-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781933067988
Part of a new series called Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones, Maui Slows the Sun introduces kids ages 2-5 to one of Hawaii's best-known legends about M ui the demigod. In simple, poetic language, this origin story gives small kids a taste of Hawaii's rich history of storytelling. Three other titles in the series are: Hina, Pele Finds a Home, Maui Hooks the Islands, Hiiaka Battles the Wind, and Naupaka--all legends that will give kids a wider view of Hawaiian culture, history, and its natural world.
