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Matuku, Stephanie,

The eight gifts of Te Wheke / 8 gifts of Te Wheke Steph Matuku ; illustrated by Laya Mutton-Rogers. - Wellington, New Zealand : Huia Publishers, 2021. - 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm

Picture story book for children.

"Tamati and his little sister, Aria, are playing on the beach when Aria hurts herself and can't stop crying. Te Wheke, an octopus, hears her and says he can help. But he tricks Tamati by throwing him a gold coin and a shiny pearl, and while both Tamati's hands are full, he snatches Aria. To save his sister, Tamati devises a plan to give the octopus eight gifts - one for each of its arms - so that he is forced to let go of Aria to hold them all. With the last gift, though, he tricks the octopus, throwing a snare that wraps around its body, and Tamati, Aria and Mum capture Te Wheke"--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9781775506539 1775506533

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction.
Octopuses--Juvenile fiction.
Deception--Juvenile fiction.
Resourcefulness--Juvenile fiction.
Mythology, Maori.--Juvenile fiction.
Wheke.
Pukapuka whakaahua.
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Picture books for children.
Children's stories, New Zealand.

LC Class. No.: M

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.3