The Whale Rider - Rilegato

Ihimaera, Witi

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0152050175 ISBN 13: 9780152050177

Casa editrice: Harcourt Childrens Books, 2003

Riassunto

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, it is Kahu who saves the tribe when she reveals that she has the whale rider's ancient gift of communicating with whales.
Now available in simultaneous hardcover and paperback editions.
Feature film in theaters in June 2003!

Su questo libro

Recensione:

Whale Rider, the movie--winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award, the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, and the Rotterdam International Film Festival Canal Plus Audience Award

L'autore:

WITI IHIMAERA, a prolific writer and editor in New Zealand, is the author of numerous short-story collections, novels, anthologies, and nonfiction titles. He teaches English and creative writing at the University of Auckland.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0152050175
• ISBN 13: 9780152050177
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 152