Tangaroa's gift Te koha a tangaroa

Whaanga-Schollum, Mere

Notes
Summary: The story of how Paua came to have his colours. Paua is sad and lonely. The other sea creatures mock his slowness and unattractiveness. Tangaroa, god of the sea, takes pity on him and gives him a dazzling shell of many colours. But the jealousy of the other sea creatures results in Paua still being miserable, so Tangaroa decides to hide his beauty within his shell, where only he can see it.


good illustration of fish and sea creatures, and shells
black ink on watercolour illustrations
additional notes
Maori/english
Location edition Bar Code due date
Picture Books 110680
call #:W
ISBN:1869430220
pub:1990