The adventures of Tupaia /
Meredith, Courtney Sina, 1986-
The adventures of Tupaia / Courtney Sina Meredith and Mat Tait. - 61 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm
"The incredible story of Tupaia, Tahitian priest navigator, who sailed on board the Endeavour with Captain Cook on his first voyage to Aotearoa. Follow Tupaia as he grows up in Ra'iatea, becoming a high-ranking 'arioi and master navigator. Join him as he meets up with Cook in Tahiti and sails as part of the crew on the Endeavour across the Pacific to Aotearoa. Witness the encounters between tangata whenua and the crew as the ship sails around the coast, and discover the important role Tupaia plays as translator and cultural interpreter"--Back cover.
In English with some Tahitian.
9781988547145 1988547148
Tupaia, -1770 --Children's nonfiction.
Cook, James, 1728-1779 --Children's nonfiction.
Explorers--Biography--Children's nonfiction.
Whakatere waka hourua
Mahere moana
Māori (New Zealand people)--First contact with Europeans--Children's nonfiction.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Crimes against--History--Children's nonfiction.
New Zealand--Discovery and exploration--British--Children's nonfiction.
910.92
The adventures of Tupaia / Courtney Sina Meredith and Mat Tait. - 61 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm
"The incredible story of Tupaia, Tahitian priest navigator, who sailed on board the Endeavour with Captain Cook on his first voyage to Aotearoa. Follow Tupaia as he grows up in Ra'iatea, becoming a high-ranking 'arioi and master navigator. Join him as he meets up with Cook in Tahiti and sails as part of the crew on the Endeavour across the Pacific to Aotearoa. Witness the encounters between tangata whenua and the crew as the ship sails around the coast, and discover the important role Tupaia plays as translator and cultural interpreter"--Back cover.
In English with some Tahitian.
9781988547145 1988547148
Tupaia, -1770 --Children's nonfiction.
Cook, James, 1728-1779 --Children's nonfiction.
Explorers--Biography--Children's nonfiction.
Whakatere waka hourua
Mahere moana
Māori (New Zealand people)--First contact with Europeans--Children's nonfiction.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Crimes against--History--Children's nonfiction.
New Zealand--Discovery and exploration--British--Children's nonfiction.
910.92