Hautipua Rererangi (Born To Fly Maori)

Author: Julian Arahanga

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Price : 25.00 NZD
ISBN : 9781775500070
Publisher : Huia Publishers
Imprint : Huia Publishers
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Weight (g) : 0.218
Publication date : April 2012
Dimensions : 297x210mm
Produced in : New Zealand
RRP : 25.0
Availability date : February 2012
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Author : Julian Arahanga
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Bind : Paperback
Edition : Maori language ed.
Illustrator : Andrew Burdan
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Dewey classification : 741.5
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Pages : 40
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Shot down off the coast of Germany, Pohe was held prisoner at Stalag Luft III, near Sagan in present-day Poland. Digging a tunnel under the camp, Pohe was one of the prisoners who escaped in a mass breakout which was immortalised in the film The Great Escape.

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Finalist for LIANZA Te Kura Pounamu (te Reo Māori) 2013

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Julian Arahanga is a film maker and actor having starred in 1994's Once Were Warriors, followed by a starring role in the cross-cultural romance Broken English. Since then Julian has had a prolific career working both in front of and behind the camera, including producing a short documentary in 2008 on the escapades of John Pohe titled 'Turangaarere: The John Pohe Story'. Andrew Burdan is a freelance illustrator who has illustrated a number of books and children's books and contributed illustrations to school magazines.

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