Weaving Earth and Sky: Myths & Legends of Aotearoa

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Random House New Zealand, 2002 - Social Science - 120 pages
WEAVING EARTH AND SKY: MYTHS & LEGENDS OF AOTEAROA retells the classic Maori myths and legends, which range from creation to Maui to Kupe's arrival in Aotearoa. Robert Sullivan has rewritten them in a very modern, direct, accessible and powerful way. Gavin Bishop's strong graphic technique and stunning colours help the reader visualise the world of gods, demi-gods and mythic adventure. Together, they have turned stories that many readers know well into dramatic pieces that we see and hear afresh.

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Contents

Preface
8
Tāne and Hine Tītama
32
The Adventures of Tāwhaki
81
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

Aotearoa asked became began birds blessing body bones bros brothers called canoe chanted child close creature cried death descendants earth eyes father feel fight fire fish flame Follow forest gave gods going grabbed ground hair head hear heard heavens held higher Hokianga hook Imagine inside Island journey karakia kill Kupe land light lived looked magical Māui mother never night Nukutawhiti ocean older Once Pages Papatūānuku parents Ponaturi powerful pulled rain Ranginui Rata reached remember rushed secret shore sleep smiled someone Soon stories tail Tāne Tangaroa Tangotango Taranga Tāwhaki Tāwhirimātea tears tell Thank thing thought told took tree trick Tūmatauenga turned village vines voice waka wanted waves wheke whole wife wind woman wonderful

About the author (2002)

Gavin Bishop, writer and illustrator of more than 20 children's books, was born in Invercargill, New Zealand. He studied paint at the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts in Christchurch. Bishop has been a professor and lectured extensively throughout New Zealand. He lectured in China at the invitation of UNESCO. In addition to his books, which often reflect his Maori heritage, Bishop has written two ballets and two TV series based on his first book, Bidibidi. He is the winner of the Russell Clark Medal for Illustration (1982), the Grand Prix in the Japanese Noma Concours for Children's Book Illustration (1984), the New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year (1982, 1984), the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, and the 2018 NZ Book Awards for Children and YA, Elsie Locke Award for Nonfiction for his title - Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story (2018). He will be featured at the annual Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children's Writers and Illustrators 2015. His title Quaky Cat Helps Out made The New Zealand Best Seller List 2015.

Bibliographic information

TitleWeaving Earth and Sky: Myths & Legends of Aotearoa
A Random House New Zealand
AuthorRobert Sullivan
Illustrated byGavin Bishop
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherRandom House New Zealand, 2002
Original fromthe University of Virginia
Digitized2 Aug 2010
ISBN1869415167, 9781869415167
Length120 pages
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Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
Social Science / Indigenous Studies
  
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