TY - BOOK AU - Ihimaera,Witi Tame TI - The whale rider SN - 0790008696 AV - PR9692 .I25W48 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Auckland [N.Z.] PB - Reed Books KW - Whales KW - New Zealand KW - Teen fiction KW - Māori (New Zealand people) KW - Girls KW - Young adult fiction, New Zealand N1 - For children; Originally published: Auckland, N.Z. : Heinemann, 1987 N2 - As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose legendary rider was their ancestor ER -