TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gossage,Peter
TI  - The giant of Lake Wakatipu
SN  - 9780143505600 (pbk.) :
U1  - 428.6 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Puffin
KW  - Māori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Pūrākau
KW  - reo
KW  - Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki
N2  - "When Manata goes missing from her village, her people discover that she has been kidnapped by a giant. Her lover, Matakauri, sets off to rescue her, knowing that his people will never be safe until the giant is killed.  While the giant sleeps, Matakauri builds a fire around him. But what will happen when the fire is lit?  A retelling of the legend of how one of New Zealand's great lakes came to be"-- Publisher information. Suggested level: junior, primary
ER  -