Bishop, Gavin, 1946-

Counting the stars : four Māori myths / Gavin Bishop. - Auckland, N.Z. : Random House, 2009. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

Mother Earth and Father Sky -- The battle of the birds -- Kae and the whale -- Hinemoa and Tūtānekai.

This book contains four Maori myths. They're exciting and scary but each story is nicely resolved. Gavin allows the essence of the original myths to remain while also re-telling them for a new generation of children.

Junior, primary.

9781869790721 (hbk.) : $34.99 1869790723 (hbk.)


Mythology, Maori--Juvenile literature.
Folklore--New Zealand--Juvenile literature.
Pūrākau
Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore--Juvenile literature.
Pūrākau
Maori (New Zealand people)--Legends--Juvenile literature.