Screen LibraryThe whale rider
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Reed,
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| Publisher Address: | Auckland [N.Z.] |
| Publication Dates: | 2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | International ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | 154 p., [8] p. of col. plates: col. ill. ; 19 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0790009315 (pbk.) 9780790009315 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | I612 |
| CLC: | I612.84 |
| Call Number: | I612.84/I252 |
| Contents: |
"The anniversary collection ; the triumphant novel that inspired the award-winning movie"--Cover. "Incorporating English translations of Māori text and reworking"--Back cover. Originally pub.: Heinemann, 1987. As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose legendary rider was her ancestor. |