Maui and the Big Fish

Maui and the Big Fish

by Frane Lessac (Illustrator), Barbara Ker Wilson (Author)

Synopsis

Long ago when Maui was born, his mother thought her child was dead and sorrowfully cast him on the waves - but the great god Tama carried him away to learn magic. When Maui returned to his mother, his brothers mocked him because he was so small, and refused to take him fishing...How clever Maui caught the biggest fish in the ocean and earned the title Maui of the Thousand Tricks is vividly told in this Polynesian folk tale. Frane Lessac's sunsplashed artwork will delight young readers everywhere

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Published: 01 Jun 2003

ISBN 10: 0711220662
ISBN 13: 9780711220669

Author Bio
BARBARA KER WILSON received the Dromkeen medal for contributions to Australian children's literature in 2000. She has written more than 40 books for adults and children. Her Frances Lincoln books include The Turtle and the Island and Wishbones FRANE LESSAC's award winning books include The Chalk Doll by Charlotte Pomerantz, Caribbean Carnival, with songs by Irving Burgie, Wonderful Towers of Watts, written by Patricia Zelver, Not a Copper Penny, by Monica Gunning, and The Distant Talking Drum. The Turtle and the Island was her first book for Frances Lincoln, followed by Eric Maddern's The Fire Children, selected as one of Junior Education's Best Books of the Year in 1993 and as one of the Children's Books of the Year in 1994.