Description |
xiv, 266 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-266). |
Contents |
Micronesia. Mariana Islands, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. How the women saved Guam ; Why mosquitoes suck blood -- Palau. The creation of Palau ; How the Dugong came to be ; Turtle and canoe -- Marshall Islands. La Kakelok (Man make fly) -- Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands. How to steal the moon -- Yap. K'ow and Buneney -- Chuuk (Losap Island). The island of the dolphin girls -- Pohnpei. Tik and Lap and the ravenous fish -- Pohnpei (Kapingamarangi Atoll). Hina and the wooden bird ; A strong old magic -- Kosrae. The origin of the rat clan -- Kiribati. Tebwere, Tebarere, and Tetintiri. |
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Melanesia. Papua New Guinea. Kambel creates the world ; The circle of birth and death ; The jealous sun and and his beloved moon -- Solomon Islands. The warrior women of Lumalao -- Vanuatu. How the rat got its tail ; Why people have to die ; The thieves who helped invent the canoe -- New Caledonia. The seagull and the mussels ; The sun, the moon, and the woman -- Fiji. The fire-walkers of Beqa ; Why the reef stands far from Bau. |
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Polynesia. Samoa. Chief's day ends ; Turtle and Shark ; Rescue with fruit bats -- Tokelau. How counting came to Tokelau -- Cook Island. Rori-of-the-rocks ; Hina and her lover eel -- Tonga. The creation of the Tongan Islands, people, and kings -- Pitcairn Island. The tale of the Bounty -- French Polynesia (Tahiti). Tangaroa creates the great shell of the world ; Tahaki, the golden-skinned boy -- French Polynesia (Tuamotus). The legend of Rata -- French Polynesia (Marquesas). Tahia, the fragrant girl -- Easter Island. Makemake and the birds of Easter Island -- Hawaiian Islands. Hina, stolen queen -- New Zealand (Maori). The blood, the promise, and the tattoo. |
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Australia. The sky spirits create the sun -- How the kangaroo got her pouch -- Nerida and Birwain : a love story -- Where frost comes from. |
Subject |
Legends -- Oceania.
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Legends -- Islands of the Pacific.
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Added Author |
Strong, Beret E., 1961-
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Flood, William.
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ISBN |
1573060844 |
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9781573060844 |
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157306078X (pbk.) |
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9781573060783 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
NLGGC 186736789 |
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YDXCP 1587862 |
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NZ1 5521731 |
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