Maui and the Big Fish

Maui and the Big Fish
Author: Barbara Wilson
Publisher: Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-03-19
Genre: Mythology, Polynesian
ISBN: 9781845071592

Long ago, when the world was new and little Maui was born, the great god Tama carried him away to the underworld to learn magic. When Maui came back to earth, his brothers made fun of him and wouldn't take him out fishing. They stole away in their boat, laughing at him and thinking he was still asleep -- but Maui outwitted his brothers, caught the biggest fish in the ocean, and in the process created something amazing! This charming tale of Maui of the Thousand Tricks is accompanied by the brilliant, sun-splashed artwork of illustrator Frane Lessac.

The Fish of Maui

The Fish of Maui
Author: Peter Gossage
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN: 9780143505174

Maui's jealous brothers don't want him to come fishing with them. Maui is cleverer than they are, however, and not only does he trick them, but he catches the best fish of all.

Potiki

Potiki
Author: Patricia Grace
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2001-09-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1742287913

Patricia Grace's classic novel is a work of spellbinding power in which the myths of older times are inextricably woven into the political realities of today. In a small coastal community threatened by developers who would ravage their lands it is a time of fear and confusion – and growing anger. The prophet child Tokowaru-i-te-Marama shares his people's struggles against bulldozers and fast money talk. When dramatic events menace the marae, his grief threatens to burst beyond the confines of his twisted body. His all-seeing eye looks forward to a strange and terrible new dawn. Potiki won the New Zealand Book Awards in 1987.

Hawaii's Fishes

Hawaii's Fishes
Author:
Publisher: Mutual Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1993
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

"Underwater photographs and informative descriptions of over 240 species, including classification, evolution, and best locations to spot them."--Amazon.com.

Shore Fishes of Hawaii

Shore Fishes of Hawaii
Author: John E. Randall
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-03-31
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0824834275

This new edition of Shore Fishes of Hawai‘i updates our knowledge of Hawaiian fishes and has been expanded to include 372 species. All are illustrated by the author’s 475 superb photographs. The most important characteristics to identify a fish are given as well as the size attained and its distribution. Each species account begins with the American common name, followed by the Hawaiian name (when known), and the scientific name. Because it is necessary to use some scientific terminology when giving the principal diagnostic characteristics of families or species of fishes and what they eat, a handy glossary appears at the back of the book before the Index.

How Maui Slowed the Sun

How Maui Slowed the Sun
Author: Peter Gossage
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN: 9780143503392

The days seem to pass at a rate too fast to accomplish all his chores. Maui sets out to capture the sun, succeeds, and lengthens the hours of daylight. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Sole!

Sole!
Author: Fata Letoa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9780958240833

Everyone helps Sole in preparations for White Sunday. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Te Tohunga

Te Tohunga
Author: Wilhelm Dittmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1907
Genre: Folk-lore, Maori
ISBN: