A little boy has made friends with the taniwha in his river, but no one believes him. The taniwha takes the boy on a journey through time and myth where he meets some amazing characters, gathering the earth’s treasures as he goes.
Related: Folklore and Fairy Tales, New Zealand, Oceania, Primary (ages 6-9)
- ISBN: 9780140505986
- Author: Kahukiwa, Robyn
- Illustrator: Kahukiwa, Robyn
- Published: 1986
- Themes: Family, Indigenous, Maori
- Descriptors: Folklore and Fairy Tales, New Zealand, Oceania, Primary (ages 6-9)