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Meredith, Courtney Sina, 1986-

Adventures of Tupaia / Courtney Sina Meredith and Mat Tait. - Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, 2019. - 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.

New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Russell Clark Award for Illustration Winner 2020

ISBN: 9781988547145 1988547148

LCCN: 2019401106

Subjects--Personal Names:
Tupaia, -1770 --Juvenile literature.
Cook, James, 1728-1779 --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Explorers--Biography --Juvenile literature.
Maori (New Zealand people)--First contact with Europeans --Juvenile literature.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Crimes against --History --Juvenile literature.
Discovery and exploration, British.--Juvenile literature.
Whakatere waka hourua.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--Discovery and exploration --British --Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: G246.T87 / M47 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 910.92