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The Resource The whale rider, Witi Ihimaera
The whale rider, Witi Ihimaera
Resource Information
The item The whale rider, Witi Ihimaera represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.This item is available to borrow from 19 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The whale rider, Witi Ihimaera represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.
This item is available to borrow from 19 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 152 pages
- Note
- Movie tie-in
- Isbn
- 9780152050160
- Label
- The whale rider
- Title
- The whale rider
- Statement of responsibility
- Witi Ihimaera
- Subject
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- trueCreation (Maori religion)
- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFamilies -- New Zealand
- Chiefdoms -- New Zealand | Whangarei
- Grandparent and child -- New Zealand | Whangarei
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRacism
- Whales -- Juvenile fiction
- trueNew Zealand fiction
- trueSex discrimination
- trueMaori (New Zealand people)
- truePicture books for children
- trueYoung men
- trueDiscrimination
- trueGrandfather and granddaughter
- Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHuman/animal relationships
- trueMaori girls
- trueEight-year-old girls
- trueHuman/animal communication
- trueGirls and whales
- trueHumans and whales
- trueRulers
- trueWhales
- truePrejudice
- Families -- New Zealand -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMaori families
- New Zealand -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFate and fatalism
- trueBooks to movies
- trueNew Zealand
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- 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
- Award
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- Nielsen BookData New Zealand Booksellers’ Choice Award, 2003.
- Amelia Bloomer List, 2004
- Awards note
- "Winner audience award 2003 Sundance Film Festival"--Cover.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 121719
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Interest level
- MG
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 4
- 6
- Reading level
- 5.7
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The whale rider, Witi Ihimaera
- Note
- Movie tie-in
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 152 pages
- Isbn
- 9780152050160
- Lccn
- 2003003943
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
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- 9780152050160
- 9780152050177
- Label
- The whale rider, Witi Ihimaera
- Note
- Movie tie-in
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 152 pages
- Isbn
- 9780152050160
- Lccn
- 2003003943
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
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- 9780152050160
- 9780152050177
Subject
- trueBooks to movies
- Chiefdoms -- New Zealand | Whangarei
- trueCreation (Maori religion)
- trueDiscrimination
- trueEight-year-old girls
- trueFamilies -- New Zealand
- Families -- New Zealand -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFate and fatalism
- trueGirls and whales
- trueGrandfather and granddaughter
- Grandparent and child -- New Zealand | Whangarei
- Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHuman/animal communication
- trueHuman/animal relationships
- trueHumans and whales
- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMaori (New Zealand people)
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMaori families
- trueMaori girls
- trueNew Zealand
- New Zealand -- Juvenile fiction
- trueNew Zealand fiction
- truePicture books for children
- truePrejudice
- trueRacism
- trueRulers
- trueSex discrimination
- trueWhales
- Whales -- Juvenile fiction
- trueYoung men
Genre
Included in
- trueAmelia Bloomer Lists - Middle Grades Fiction: 2004
- trueNielsen BookData New Zealand Booksellers' Choice Award
- trueStorylines Notable Books (New Zealand): Picture Books
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
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Bayport-Blue Point Public LibraryBorrow it203 Blue Point Ave, Blue Point, NY, 11715, US40.749741 -73.035841
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Central Islip Public LibraryBorrow it33 Hawthorne Avenue, Central Islip, NY, 11722, US40.795526 -73.195144
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Comsewogue Public LibraryBorrow it170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776, US40.923668 -73.053316
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Hampton Bays Public LibraryBorrow it52 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays, NY, 11946, US40.872962 -72.520379
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Northport-East Northport Public LibraryBorrow it151 Laurel Ave, Northport, NY, 11768, US40.896016 -73.337641
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Rogers Memorial LibraryBorrow it91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton, NY, 11968, US40.886297 -72.393263
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Smithtown Library - Commack BranchBorrow it3 Indian Head Road, Commack, NY, 11725, US40.847121 -73.278766
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West Babylon Public LibraryBorrow it211 Route 109, West Babylon, NY, 11704, US40.709044 -73.354079
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