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Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Three mountains battle against Tongariro to win the love of his wife, Pihanga. Find out how Tongariro banishes Taranaki, Tauhara and Putau to the positions they stand in today when he overcomes their approaches to Pihanga. Make the mountains using the outlines in the back of this book, and fight your ow ...Show more
I te Timatanga / In The Beginning (20th Ann ed.) by Peter Gossage; Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In the beginning were Ranginui the father, and Papatuanuku the mother. The dual language creation myth of Maori legend is simply told in Peter Gossage’s vibrant style. Bold design and brief text recount the struggle of the children of Rangi and Papa as they try to part their parents and bring light to ...Show more
Pania of the Reef by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Pania is a creature of the sea, but she is fascinated by the land. She falls in love with a young chief who tries to make her stay on shore. The is the legend of how Pania became the Reef that today lies off the coast of Napier.
Rona and the Moon by Peter Gossage
$19.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Rona is charged with the important task of making food ready for her family when they return from a fishing trip. As night falls, she uses the moon to light her way. But when the moon slides behind a cloud she becomes angry and a curse sprays from her mouth. The moon does not take her curse lightly ... ...Show more
Te Pakanga a nga Maunga / Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Maori
Iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage's retelling of a legend about the mountains of New Zealand's central North Island is now available as a bilingual Maori-English story, translated by Heni Jacob. Gossage's classic retelling of the Maori myth of Mt Taranaki, Mt Tauhara and Mt Putauaki is now ava ...Show more
The Giant Of Lake Wakatipu by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
When Manata goes missing from her village, her people discover that she has been kidnapped by a giant. Her lover, Matakauri, sets off to rescue her, knowing that his people will never be safe until the giant is killed.While the giant sleeps, Matakauri builds a fire around him. But what will happen when ...Show more
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