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Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny when hundreds of whales beach themselves and threaten the future of the Maori tribe. Basis for the 2003 feature film.
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The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera
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- Released
- 2002
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- Title
- The Whale Rider
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Witi Ihimaera
- Publisher
- Raupo
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 152
- ISBN10
- 0790008696
- ISBN13
- 9780790008691
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Magic, Filmthema, Mythology, Magical Realism, Seas and Oceans, Indigenous Tribes, Customs and Traditions, New Zealand, Rescue, Cetaceans, Māori
- First published
- 1987
- Original title
- The Whale Rider
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny when hundreds of whales beach themselves and threaten the future of the Maori tribe. Basis for the 2003 feature film.











