Peter Gossage's vibrantly illustrated retelling of the tale of Maui's search for his mother.
After being cast into the sea as a baby, Maui grows up being educated by Tama, his uncle, about the Maori gods, nature and the ways of mastering magic. As he gets older he begins to wonder who is mother is and on learning her identity he heads off to search for her.
Also available is Peter Gossage set of 8 Maori Legend books;
How Maui Found his Father
How Maui defied the Goddess of Death
How Maui Found the secret of Fire
How Maui Slowed the Sun
Fish of Maui
Battle of the Mountains
Pania of the Reef
How Maui found his Mother
Also available Maui Goes Fishing and Maui Catches the Sun magnet puzzles
