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The whale rider / Witi Ihimaera ; illustrated by John Hovell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Mandarin, 1992.Description: 122 pages; illustrations; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1869480643 (pbk.)
  • 9781869480646 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • NZ823.2 20
LOC classification:
  • PR9639.3.I5 W48 1992
Summary: Witi Ihimaera's timeless story tells how the courage of one girl in standing against the tide of tradition enables her tribe to become reconnected with their ancestral life force. The Whale Rider has become one of Witi Ihimaera's best-loved stories, capturing readers with its universal themes of conflict between generations and genders, respect for nature, family love and personal courage. Now the movie adaptation, Whale Rider, has brought the story to an international audience.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Young Adult Young Adult Waimate Stack/Library office Children &Young Adults Section IHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available STACK - Incorrect cover image A00036742

Novel.

"First published 1987 by Heinemann (NZ) Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Witi Ihimaera's timeless story tells how the courage of one girl in standing against the tide of tradition enables her tribe to become reconnected with their ancestral life force. The Whale Rider has become one of Witi Ihimaera's best-loved stories, capturing readers with its universal themes of conflict between generations and genders, respect for nature, family love and personal courage. Now the movie adaptation, Whale Rider, has brought the story to an international audience.

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