How Maui Found the Secret of Fire
By (Author) Peter Gossage
Penguin Group (NZ)
Puffin
21st November 2012
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
398.20993
Paperback
32
Width 210mm, Height 296mm, Spine 4mm
166g
A beloved Maori myth about Maui and Mahuika, the goddess of fire, as told by the iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage. Maui the trickster wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pa. When his people wake they are very angry and Maui must go to the volcano to visit Mahuika, the goddess of fire. Peter Gossage's superbly retold stories of Maui are now New Zealand classics. Read all the Maori myths by Peter Gossage!
Peter Gossage is the storyteller and illustrator of many published works, including myths such as Pania of the Reef and his popular Maui series. His distinctive artistic style is loved by adults and children alike, and his retelling of old myths is done in such a way that they are easily accessible to readers of many ages. Peter currently lives in Auckland.