Illustrated myths and legends of the Pacific /
Publication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, ©2007.Description: 159 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780790011721 (pbk.)
- 0790011727 (pbk.)
- Myths and legends of the Pacific [Portion of title]
- Reed, A. W. 1908-1979. Fairy tales from the Pacific Islands
- GN 670
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific | NZ & Pacific | NZ&P GN 670 REE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | Donated by Caroline Miller, 2019 | 0016861 |
Text originally published as: Fairy tales from the Pacific Islands / A.W. Reed (Sydney : Literary Productions, 1969).
Caroline Islands : The mouse who was hungry -- Chatham Islands : The sea monster -- Cook Islands : The gift of the eel god -- Fiji : The giant bird ; The spirit-that-changes-people -- Hawaii : The little people of Hawaii ; The goddess of the volcano -- Marshall Islands : The first sail -- Nauru : Young spider in the sky -- New Britain : The wise brother & the foolish brother -- New Guinea : How the turtle got its shell ; The snake & the cockatoo -- New Zealand : The Sky Father & the Earth Mother ; The sea fairies ; Hinemoa & Tutanekai -- Niue : The woman who was swallowed by a whale -- Palau Islands : The boy who came from the sun egg -- Samoa : The sandpiper & the crab -- Solomon Islands : The foolish canoe paddlers ; Why the moon has a dirty face -- Tahiti : The children who became stars -- Tonga : How Maui brought fire to Tonga -- Vanuatu : Six men who tried to catch a sunbeam.
A collection of traditional stories from the Caroline Islands, the Chatham and Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Britain, New Guinea, New Zealand, Niue, Palau Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga and Vanuatu.