Hinepau
by Gavin Bishop
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Hinepau is cast out by her tribe because they fear her difference, thinking she is a witch. But she is the one, with her upside down weaving, who is able to heal the land after it is destroyed by volcanic ash. Suggested level: junior, primary, intermediate.Tags
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A story of a young girl, Hinepau, who carries her mother's name, a name that goes back centuries. Hinepau is of Ngati Pukeko (Ngati Awa) descent from near Whakatane. Set in the New Zealand of long ago, Hinepau is a Maori woman with unusual red hair and green eyes. The people of her tribe believe she is a witch and cast her out. When the young men of the tribe anger the spirits, there is a huge volcanic eruption which devastates the countryside...
Genre: Legend
Media: Ink and Color Wash
Age Appropriateness: Intermediate
This book is a legend about Hinepau. When she was young she was taught to weave, but her weaving was not like the others. Her tribe decided that she should be kicked out. She lived in the bushes for a very long time, but was eventually able to join again. This book also gives the word for every Maori word. This book is a good example of a legend because it tells a story that was passed down through the generations.
Media: Ink and Color Wash
Age Appropriateness: Intermediate
This book is a legend about Hinepau. When she was young she was taught to weave, but her weaving was not like the others. Her tribe decided that she should be kicked out. She lived in the bushes for a very long time, but was eventually able to join again. This book also gives the word for every Maori word. This book is a good example of a legend because it tells a story that was passed down through the generations.
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Gavin Bishop, writer and illustrator of more than 20 children's books, was born in Invercargill, New Zealand. He studied paint at the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts in Christchurch. Bishop has been a professor and lectured extensively throughout New Zealand. He lectured in China at the invitation of UNESCO. In addition to his books, show more which often reflect his Maori heritage, Bishop has written two ballets and two TV series based on his first book, Bidibidi. He is the winner of the Russell Clark Medal for Illustration (1982), the Grand Prix in the Japanese Noma Concours for Children's Book Illustration (1984), the New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year (1982, 1984), the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, and the 2018 NZ Book Awards for Children and YA, Elsie Locke Award for Nonfiction for his title - Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story (2018). He will be featured at the annual Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children's Writers and Illustrators 2015. His title Quaky Cat Helps Out made The New Zealand Best Seller List 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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