TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mead,Sidney M.
AU  - Boynton,Jamie
TI  - The taniwha of Tuarā-rangaia
SN  - 0790006766
U1  - 823.2 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Auckland [N.Z.]
PB  - Reed
KW  - Taniwha
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Young adult fiction, New Zealand
KW  - Pūrākau
KW  - reo
KW  - Tāngata
KW  - Taua
N1  - "Translated into English by the author"--Page [4]; Illustrations by Jamie Boynton; Novel for young adults
N2  - The people of Tuarā-rangaia and the surrounding area are shocked to discover that a taniwha has taken up residence in a cave near a busy track. When the son of an important chief is carried off, they decide it's time to rid themselves of this menace. Many plans are made but time after time the taniwha outwits them. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
ER  -