How Māui Slowed the Sun
Author: Gossage, Peter
ISBN: 9780143505181
Publisher: Penguin NZ
Year first published: 28 Nov 2011
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback / softback
A beloved Māori myth about how Māui outwitted Te Rā, as told by the iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage.
Faced with too short days and long nights Māui comes up with a plan to slow the sun's passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Māui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly.
Winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book
Also available as a Māori-English text, Te Hopu a Māui i a te Rā/How Māui Slowed the Sun
Read all the Māori myths by Peter Gossage!
ISBN: 9780143505181
Publisher: Penguin NZ
Year first published: 28 Nov 2011
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback / softback
A beloved Māori myth about how Māui outwitted Te Rā, as told by the iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage.
Faced with too short days and long nights Māui comes up with a plan to slow the sun's passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Māui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly.
Winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book
Also available as a Māori-English text, Te Hopu a Māui i a te Rā/How Māui Slowed the Sun
Read all the Māori myths by Peter Gossage!
