• Rewa finds his Wings

    Rewa finds his Wings

    Rewa works at a job he doesn't enjoy. He often imagines being a bird and flying away. His worried mother sends him to a Tohunga, a wise man. The Tohunga grants Rewa his wish. Rewa flits as a Piwaiwaka, swoops as a Kereru and dances through the air as a Tui. Then even the Tohunga cannot bring him back to earth as Rewa flies higher and higher.

    Illustrated by Jo Thapa.
    A Raupo Children's Book. Published 2008 by the Penguin Group.

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