Author(s): Peter Gossage

Children's Māori Books

Reprinted for a new generation, Peter Gossage's illustrated books bring these ancient maori tales to life.

In this tale Maui is happy to have found his mother but wants to find his father. He follows his mother into the underworld and discovers his father and grandfather. This is where is obtains the magic jawbone from his grandfather. The magic jawbone with which he tames the sun and fishes up land from the sea...