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Original Title:	The Whale Rider
ISBN:	0152050167 (ISBN13: 9780152050160)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Kahu
Setting:	New Zealand

The Whale Rider Paperback | Pages: 150 pages

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Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny. Her people claim descent from Kahutia Te Rangi, the legendary ‘whale rider.’ In every generation since Kahutia, a male heir has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir, and the aging chief is desperate to find a successor. Kahu is his only great-grandchild—and Maori tradition has no use for a girl. But when hundreds of whales beach themselves and threaten the future of the Maori tribe, Kahu will do anything to save them—even the impossible.

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Title	:	The Whale Rider
Author	:	Witi Ihimaera
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 150 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2003 by Harcourt Paperbacks (first published January 1st 1987)
Categories	:	Fiction. Young Adult. Fantasy

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A gem that glistens. Beautiful. A contemporary rewriting of an ancient Maori legend. Its messages speak of the strength of women, but even more importantly of the oneness of the past and present, the rational and the irrational, what we understand and dont understand and of all life on earth. This is young adult literature for adults.The audiobook narration by Kiwi Jay Lagaaia was well done. There is music throughout the recording, but it is the same snippet repeated over and over again. When

Set text for University A short rewriting of an ancient Maori legend juxtaposed with the present day. I enjoyed the insight into primordial New Zealand and their culture rich with fairy tales. Young Kahu has the misfortune of not being born the boy her Great-Grandfather, Koro, so desperately wanted and her one-sided relationship with him was heart-breaking. Yet, despite her age, she possessed an admirable determination to prove her love and her destiny. Although the unfamiliar vocabulary

I read Whale Rider not even three years ago and fell in love with this tale. I got this book for my youngest daughter to read but she wasnt interested, at least not yet, and I could not resist a reread. As my lead in to International Womens Month, I returned to the story of Kahu of Whengara, New Zealand. I have been fascinated by whales from the time I was a young child and saw a blue whale skeleton at the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History. This one event precipitated a lifelong love of

Oh boy howdy I put on my ice skates and slid my way through this one. It didn't take long for me to realize that: 1) I am a jaded YA reader from years in the biz 2) there's much better out there 3) I would never have read this if not for my book club. I really wanted to like it too. Other than the excellent The Bone People I have read little and know virtually nothing about the Maori people. Add a girl power element and mythology involving whales and I'm enticed.Unfortunately, my shackles are

Beautifully written and such vivid imagery. I listened to an audio book edition narrated by Jay Lagaaia and it was just such a beautiful thing to listen to. I was swept up in the story from start to finish.

Immersive writing that draws on close connections between Māori mythology and family. Loved the focus on harmony with the environment, home and identity. Jay Laga'aia, the audiobook narrator was fantastic too. Full review here: https://paperwanderer.wordpress.com/2...

I read this in my self-proclaimed New Zealand November, 2015. I saw the movie based on the film a few years ago but only have a vague memory of it. The book comes from the perspective of Rawiri, the uncle of the girl Kahu. It is a very readable intertwining story of the modern day characters with the mythology of the gods of New Zealand and the ancient whales within their own societies and rituals. Whereas Once Were Warriors shows the Maori on the margins and struggling with poverty and