TY - BOOK AU - Sullivan, Robert, AU - Bishop,Gavin TI - Weaving earth and sky: myths & legends of Aotearoa SN - 186941800X (pbk.) : U1 - 398.20993 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Auckland, N.Z. PB - Random House New Zealand KW - Maori (New Zealand people) KW - Folklore KW - Juvenile literature KW - Legends KW - New Zealand KW - Mythology, Maori KW - Mythology N1 - Reprinted as pbk.: 2006; Also available via the World Wide Web; The creation voyages -- Tāne and Hine Tītama -- The stories of Māui -- The adventures of Tāwhaki -- The adventures of Rata -- Kupe's voyage N2 - Robert Sullivan retells the classic Maori legends in an accessible style and in a way that takes its inspiration from their original oral tradition. He writes from a pan-tribal viewpoint so that the myths can be enjoyed by all. Last year the author was on a fellowship at the University of Hawaii where he researched the myths going back to the first recorded accounts of them. Gavin Bishop illustrates them simply and clearly ER -