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The legend of the kea, or, How Krikta stole the best beak and best claws from Ka, the great bird of all birds, and took the keas to live in the highest mountains / story by Philip Temple ; illustrated by Chris Gaskin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Dunedin, N.Z. : Longcare Press, 2000Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 187713533X
  • 9781877135330
Other title:
  • How Krikta stole the best beak and best claws from Ka, the great bird of all birds, and took the keas to live in the highest mountains
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.6
Summary: Krikta the kea and his friends are always playing practical jokes on the other birds. But one day, some of the birds become greedy and want the forest for themselves. So begins the terrible time of quarrelling that threatens the forest. Ka, the great bird and keeper of the forest, is angry with the birds and punishes them. Krikta, the mischievous kea, finds he has been too cheeky for his own good. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
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First published: Auckland, N.Z. : Hodder & Stoughton, 1986.

Picture story book for children.

Krikta the kea and his friends are always playing practical jokes on the other birds. But one day, some of the birds become greedy and want the forest for themselves. So begins the terrible time of quarrelling that threatens the forest. Ka, the great bird and keeper of the forest, is angry with the birds and punishes them. Krikta, the mischievous kea, finds he has been too cheeky for his own good. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

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