TY - BOOK AU - Ihimaera,Witi TI - The whale rider SN - 0152050175 (alk. paper) AV - PZ7.I273 Wh 2003 U1 - [Fic] 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Orlando PB - Harcourt KW - Maori (New Zealand people) KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Fiction KW - Human-animal relationships KW - Whales KW - Grandfathers KW - Family life KW - New Zealand KW - Kings, queens, rulers, etc N1 - Includes glossary 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/har051/2003003943.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/har051/2003003943.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/har031/2003003943.html ER -