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How Maui Found His Mother

Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0143505203

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How Maui Found His Mother by Peter Gossage Pdf

After he is found washed up on the beach as a baby, Maui is brought up by his powerful uncle. But one thing bothers him - other children have mothers, where is his? So Maui goes on a quest to find her.

How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone

Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN : 014350519X

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How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone by Peter Gossage Pdf

Maui wants to know two things: who is his father and where does his mother go during the day? One day he follows her and finds himself in the underworld.

How Maui Slowed the Sun

Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN : 0143503391

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How Maui Slowed the Sun by Peter Gossage Pdf

The days seem to pass at a rate too fast to accomplish all his chores. Maui sets out to capture the sun, succeeds, and lengthens the hours of daylight. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Legends of Maui - A Demi-God of Polynesia and of His Mother Hina

Author : W. D. Westervelt
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473376946

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Legends of Maui - A Demi-God of Polynesia and of His Mother Hina by W. D. Westervelt Pdf

This book contains an account of the legends of Maui, a demi-god whose story probably contains a larger number of unique and ancient myths than that of any other legendary character in the mythology of any nation. There are three centres of this story: new Zealand in the south, Hawaii in the north, and the Tahitian group in the east; and what makes this ancient legend so interesting is that it forms one of the strongest links in the mythological chain of evidence which binds the scattered inhabitants of the pacific into one nation, existing intact or in part in Anietyum, Bowditch, Efate, Fiji, Fotuna, Gilbert, Hawaii, Hervey, Huahine, Mangaia, Manihiki, Marquesas, Marshal, to name but a few. This wonderful text has been selected because of its timeless cultural value and will appeal to anyone interested in exotic mythology. This book is republished now with a new introductory biography of the author.

How Maui Found the Secret of Fire

Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-21
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN : 0143505645

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How Maui Found the Secret of Fire by Peter Gossage Pdf

Maui the trickster wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pa. When his people wake they are very angry and Maui must go to the volcano to visit Mahuika, the goddess of fire. Peter Gossage's superbly retold stories of Maui are now New Zealand classics.

Legends of Ma-ui–a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina

Author : William Drake Westervelt
Publisher : Litres
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9785041205935

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Legends of Ma-ui–a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina by William Drake Westervelt Pdf

"Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina" by W. D. Westervelt. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Legends of Maui: A Demi God of Polynesia and of his Mother Hina

Author : William Drake Westervelt
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Hina (Hawaiian diety)
ISBN : 9781465527172

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Legends of Maui: A Demi God of Polynesia and of his Mother Hina by William Drake Westervelt Pdf

Four brothers, each bearing the name of Maui, belong to Hawaiian legend. They accomplished little as a family, except on special occasions when the youngest of the household awakened his brothers by some unexpected trick which drew them into unwonted action. The legends of Hawaii, Tonga, Tahiti, New Zealand and the Hervey group make this youngest Maui "the discoverer of fire" or "the ensnarer of the sun" or "the fisherman who pulls up islands" or "the man endowed with magic," or "Maui with spirit power." The legends vary somewhat, of course, but not as much as might be expected when the thousands of miles between various groups of islands are taken into consideration. Maui was one of the Polynesian demi-gods. His parents belonged to the family of supernatural beings. He himself was possessed of supernatural powers and was supposed to make use of all manner of enchantments. In New Zealand antiquity a Maui was said to have assisted other gods in the creation of man. Nevertheless Maui was very human. He lived in thatched houses, had wives and children, and was scolded by the women for not properly supporting his household. The time of his sojourn among men is very indefinite. In Hawaiian genealogies Maui and his brothers were placed among the descendants of Ulu and "the sons of Kii," and Maui was one of the ancestors of Kamehameha, the first king of the united Hawaiian Islands. This would place him in the seventh or eighth century of the Christian Era. But it is more probable that Maui belongs to the mist-land of time. His mischievous pranks with the various gods would make him another Mercury living in any age from the creation to the beginning of the Christian era. The Hervey Island legends state that Maui's father was "the supporter of the heavens" and his mother "the guardian of the road to the invisible world." In the Hawaiian chant, Akalana was the name of his father. In other groups this was the name by which his mother was known. Kanaloa, the god, is sometimes known as the father of Maui. In Hawaii Hina was his mother. Elsewhere Ina, or Hina, was the grandmother, from whom he secured fire. The Hervey Island legends say that four mighty ones lived in the old world from which their ancestors came. This old world bore the name Ava-iki, which is the same as Hawa-ii, or Hawaii. The four gods were Mauike, Ra, Ru, and Bua-Taranga. It is interesting to trace the connection of these four names with Polynesian mythology. Mauike is the same as the demi-god of New Zealand, Mafuike. On other islands the name is spelled Mauika, Mafuika, Mafuia, Mafuie, and Mahuika. Ra, the sun god of Egypt, is the same as Ra in New Zealand and La (sun) in Hawaii. Ru, the supporter of the heavens, is probably the Ku of Hawaii, and the Tu of New Zealand and other islands, one of the greatest of the gods worshiped by the ancient Hawaiians. The fourth mighty one from Ava-ika was a woman, Bua-taranga, who guarded the path to the underworld. Talanga in Samoa, and Akalana in Hawaii were the same as Taranga. Pua-kalana (the Kalana flower) would probably be the same in Hawaiian as Bua-taranga in the language of the Society Islands.

Maui and Other Legends

Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0143309293

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Maui and Other Legends by Peter Gossage Pdf

"A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume.Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for generations. Their dramatic and distinctive illustrations with minimal yet evocative language form a powerful combination, and each has earned its place among the beloved classics of our literature. These are exciting, magical tales of adventure and intrigue. Several feature the remarkable culture hero Maui - the quick-witted and the trickster - whose exploits include slowing the sun in its course across the sky, fishing up the North Island/Te Ika a Maui, discovering the secret of fire and his attempt to trick the goddess of death and become immortal. Maui and Other Legends contains eight essential legends. In this volume you will find timeless favourites such as How Maui Found his Mother, Battle of the Mountains, Pania of the Reef and many more. The treasury includes- How Maui Found his Mother How Maui Found his Father and the Magic Jawbone The Fish of Maui How Maui Slowed the Sun How Maui Found the Secret of Fire How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death Battle of the Mountains Pania of the Reef"

How Maui Slowed the Sun

Author : Suelyn Ching Tune
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1988-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 082481083X

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How Maui Slowed the Sun by Suelyn Ching Tune Pdf

Recounts how Maui uses his magical powers to slow the path of the sun across the sky, thus allowing crops more time to grow, fishermen more time to fish, and children more time to play.

How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death

Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN : 0143504630

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How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death by Peter Gossage Pdf

Peter Gossage's Maui series is well-known and loved. The six titles in the series have been repackaged and redesigned for a new generation of readers, without losing the integrity of the initial artwork. The books follow Maui's birth, his abandonment by his mother and his search for her, his search for his father and discovery and eventual owners of his grandfather's magic jawbone, and his fishing up of Te Ika a Maui (the North Island). How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death is the story of how Maui sets out to find the Goddess, succeeds, and is reborn.

Finding the Mother Tree

Author : Suzanne Simard
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780735237766

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Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard Pdf

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *WINNER of the 2021 Banff Mountain Book Prize in Mountain Environment and Natural History* *WINNER of the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature* *SHORTLISTED for the 2022 BC and Yukon Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Book Prize* *SHORTLISTED for the 2022 BC and Yukon Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award* *SHORTLISTED for the 2021 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Award* A world-leading expert shares her amazing story of discovering the communication that exists between trees, and shares her own story of family and grief. Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; she’s been compared to Rachel Carson, hailed as a scientist who conveys complex, technical ideas in a way that is dazzling and profound. Her work has influenced filmmakers (the Tree of Souls in James Cameron’s Avatar), and her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide. Now, in her first book, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths—that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own. Simard describes up close—in revealing and accessible ways—how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved; how they perceive one another, learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, and remember the past; how they have agency about their future; how they elicit warnings and mount defenses, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication: characteristics previously ascribed to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies. And, at the center of it all, the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them.Simard, born and raised in the rain forests of British Columbia, spent her days as a child cataloging the trees from the forest; she came to love and respect them and embarked on a journey of discovery and struggle. Her powerful story is one of love and loss, of observation and change, of risk and reward. And it is a testament to how deeply human scientific inquiry exists beyond data and technology: it’s about understanding who we are and our place in the world. In her book, as in her groundbreaking research, Simard proves the true connectedness of the Mother Tree to the forest, nurturing it in the profound ways that families and humansocieties nurture one another, and how these inseparable bonds enable all our survival.

How Maui Slowed the Sun

Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Board books
ISBN : 0143771582

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How Maui Slowed the Sun by Peter Gossage Pdf

Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth is now available as a sturdy board book. Faced with very short days and very long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the Sun's passage through the sky. Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth has captivated young children for generations.

The Fish of Maui

Author : Peter Gossage
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN : 0143505173

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The Fish of Maui by Peter Gossage Pdf

Maui's jealous brothers don't want him to come fishing with them. Maui is cleverer than they are, however, and not only does he trick them, but he catches the best fish of all.

How Maui Slowed the Sun

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0143505181

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How Maui Slowed the Sun by Anonim Pdf

The days seem to pass at a rate too fast to accomplish all his chores. Māui sets out to capture the sun, succeeds, and lengthens the hours of daylight.