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| TITLE: |
The whale rider / Witi Ihimaera. |
| AUTHOR: |
Ihimaera, Witi, 1944- |
| PUBLISHED: |
Orlando : Harcourt, 2003. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
152 p. ; 21 cm. |
| EDITION: |
1st U.S. ed. |
| NOTES: |
Includes glossary. |
| NOTES: |
As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose legendary rider was their ancestor. |
| SUBJECT: |
Maori (New Zealand people)--Juvenile fiction. |
| SUBJECT: |
Maori (New Zealand people)--Fiction. |
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Human-animal relationships--Fiction. |
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Whales--Fiction. |
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Grandfathers--Fiction. |
| SUBJECT: |
Family life--New Zealand--Fiction. |
| SUBJECT: |
Kings, queens, rulers, etc.--Fiction. |
| SUBJECT: |
New Zealand--Fiction. |
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