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Condon, Alison,

Te Pahi : the adventurer / written by Alison Condon and Gina Taggart ; illustrated by Tania Hassounia ; produced by Dave Mann. - [Tauranga] : Big Book Publishing, 2014. - 16 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm - The chronicles of Paki. Series 1 ; book 2 .

Graphic novel. "Read about the hardships and determination of the first missionaries who came to New Zealand. Hear about the positive change that came to Māori as the story of the Gospel unfolded before them. Find out about the mistakes that were made and the victories that were won. Grasp an understanding of the power for good the Gospel has for the human family, as proven in the golden witness given by Māori as they turned away from intense superstition and tribal warfare towards a new way of peace ... this is New Zealand's untold story"--Publisher's Web site.

"When Chief Te Pahi meets Samuel Marsden on a visit to Australia in 1805, a new relationship begins -- opening the way for a friendship between Māori and missionaries. Te Pahi is impressed with all the new things he learns, but one day he hears something he thinks is very wrong. He knows he will have to speak up"--Back cover.

Primary.

ISBN: 9780992257132 0992257131

Subjects--Personal Names:
Te Pahi--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
To 1840

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Māori (New Zealand people)--Religion --Juvenile literature.
Missionaries--History --New Zealand --19th century --Juvenile literature.
Ngā Puhi (New Zealand people)--History --19th century --Fiction.
Pakiwaituhi
Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--History--To 1840--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Christian fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 741.5993