The whale rider / Witi Ihimaera.
By: Ihimaera, Witi Tame
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Publisher: Orlando : Harcourt, 2003Edition: 1st U.S. ed.Description: 152 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0152050167 (pbk.); 9780152050160 (pbk.).Subject(s): Maori (New Zealand people) -- Juvenile fiction | Maori (New Zealand people) -- Fiction | Human-animal relationships -- Fiction | Whales -- Fiction | Grandfathers -- Fiction | Family life -- New Zealand -- Fiction | Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction | New Zealand -- FictionDDC classification: 813.54 Summary: 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 their ancestor.
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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 their ancestor.