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The Whale Rider

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Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention.

But he is focused on his duties as chief of a Maori tribe in Whangara, on the East Coast of New Zealand - a tribe that claims descent from the legendary 'whale rider'.

In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief.

But now there is no male heir - there's only Kahu. She should be the next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl.

Kahu will not be ignored. And in her struggle she has a unique ally- the whale rider himself, from whom she has inherited the ability to communicate with whales.

Once that sacred gift is revealed, Kahu may be able to re-establish her people's ancestral connections, earn her great-grandfather's attention - and lead her tribe to a bold new future.

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Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
0143011391 / 9780143011392
Paperback / softback
823.2
27/11/2008
New Zealand
English
192 pages
131 x 197 mm, 185 grams
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