The Whale Rider

IHIMAERA Witi

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Edition: 1
Text book

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Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he is focused on his duties as chief of a Maori tribe in Whangara, on the East Coast of New Zealand - a tribe that claims descent from the legendary 'whale rider'. In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir - there's only kahu. She should be the next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl.

Kahu will not be ignored. And in her struggle she has a unique ally: the whale rider himself, from whom she has inherited the ability to communicate with whales. Once that sacred gift is revealed, Kahu may be able to re-establish her people's ancestral connections, earn her great-grandfather's attention - and lead her tribe to a bold new future.

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Publication date: 2008-11
Number of pages: 182
Publisher: Raupo
Status: ON DEMAND
Subjects: Category, Fiction, Children's & Young Adult, Children's & Young Adult Fiction, NZ Children's / Young Adult, Contemporary, NZ Fiction

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