Seven Stars Of Matariki

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ISBN: 9781869693275
Title: Seven Stars Of Matariki
Author: ROLLESTON-CUMMINS TONI

A wonderfully illustrated tale celebrating Matariki. An adventurous young man called Mitai lives with his seven handsome brothers in the village of Maketu. He watches his brothers become bewitched by seven beautiful women, and under their spell, the brothers no longer eat, look after themselves, work in their gardens or hunt. Realising the women are patupaiarehe, fairy women, he knows they must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, and he places the patupaiarehe in the heavens farthest from the earth. Yet once a year, at winter solstice, he allows their beauty to shine in the eastern sky.

Format: Picture Flat
Publication date: 30/06/2009
Pages: 28
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