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Riley, David, 1966 June 28-

The artist and the whale / fifine pulotu mo e tafuā ; a Niue legend retold by David Riley ; Niue translation by Elviso Togiamua ; pictures by Chad Robertson. - 16 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm. - Pasikifa superheroes ; .

"This is an adaption of a story told by Pulekula of Liku to S. Percy Smith and recorded in the book Niue Island and its People"--Colophon. Includes QR code "to hear the book being read"--Page 3.

"Mataginifale is a Niue superhero with a difference. She isn't known for her super powers, but for her super creativity. One day she had an argument with a whale that tested her thinking skills too"--Back cover.


Parallel text in English and Niuean.

ISBN: 9780995136250 0995136254

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Folklore--Niue --Juvenile fiction.
Niueans--Folklore --Juvenile fiction.
Artists--Juvenile fiction.
Whales--Juvenile fiction.
Niuean language materials--Bilingual--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Niue--Social life and customs --Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Folk tales.

Dewey Class. No.: 398.2099626