false 133497 28 <div>Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny. Her people claim descent from Kahutia Te Rangi, the legendary "whale rider." In every generation since Kahutia, a male heir has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir, and the aging chief is desperate to find a successor. Kahu is his only great-grandchild--and Maori tradition has no use for a girl. But when hundreds of whales beach themselves and threaten the future of the Maori tribe, it is Kahu who saves the tribe when she reveals that she has the whale rider's ancient gift of communicating with whales.<br> <i>Now available in simultaneous hardcover and paperback editions.</i><br><i> Feature film in theaters in June 2003!</i><br></div> 1244508 1988 The Whale Rider total:595|5:149|4:223|3:172|2:41|1:10| 595 2245 834 112 3 1 false false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 08:30:23 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 18:36:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 08:04:36 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 08:04:36 -0800 2009
For Christmas my sister gave me the book. Usually I r...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Sep 15 22:35:24 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 22:48:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 15:55:26 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 15:34:18 -0700 2008
Even though there's no "mature" content, I think the themes and...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 12:24:28 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 08:48:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 22:01:43 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 22:11:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 15:02:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 02:49:55 -0800 2009
This book is brilliant. I haven't seen the movie (although I've been reliably informed that I really must see it), and I have to ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jul 29 14:18:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 14:19:02 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 17:06:36 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 17:06:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 13 09:25:09 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 09:28:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 23:56:26 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 22:45:12 -0700 2008
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Ihimaera, Witi Tame. The Whale Rider. Harcourt, 2003. 152p...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Feb 12 08:51:34 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 08:51:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 16:22:15 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 16:24:22 -0700 2009
I enjoyed the story of this book a lot. I really really wish it had been written to tell more about the girl. From her point of view, or from a narrator point of view telling her story. Having it from the view of the uncle was interesting, but took away ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 14:36:14 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 17:39:34 -0700 2009
I will have to rewatch the movie, because I recall substantial differences, parti...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 21 08:09:58 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 08:16:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 12:56:05 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 07:25:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 29 01:56:58 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 03:17:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 09:06:20 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 08:45:11 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 13:14:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 13:16:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 16 15:03:51 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 15:05:36 -0700 2009