Gossage, Peter, 1946-

Battle of the mountains / Peter Gossage. - Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed Pub., 2005. - [38] pages : color illustrations 23 cm.

Previously published: North Shore, N.Z. : Puffin, 2008.

A retelling of a Māori legend that describes how Taranaki banished Mounts Taranaki, Tauhara and Putauaki when they tried to steal his wife, Pihanga. Suggested level: primary.


Written in English.

1869485610 (pbk.)


Maori (New Zealand people)--Juvenile fiction.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Māori--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore--Juvenile literature.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore--Children's nonfiction.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Legends--Juvenile fiction.
Mountains--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Mountains--Folklore--Juvenile literature.
Mountains--New Zealand--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Mountains--New Zealand--Folklore--Children's nonfiction.
Mountains--New Zealand--Juvenile literature.
Mountains--Juvenile fiction.
Folklore--New Zealand--Juvenile fiction.
Folklore, Maori.
Folklore--New Zealand--Juvenile literature.
Folklore--New Zealand--Children's nonfiction.
Pūrākau
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki


Taranaki, Mount (N.Z.) Folklore --Juvenile literature.
Tauhara, Mount (N.Z.) Folklore --Juvenile literature.
Tongariro, Mount (N. Z.)--Folklore--Juvenile literature.


Children's stories--Pictorial works.
Children's nonfiction.
Picture books