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Pathway of the Birds

The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and Their Polynesian Ancestors

Author: Andrew Crowe  

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Summary

Explores a neglected epoch of world history, one that saw Polynesians expand their territory across the world's largest ocean.

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"Andrew Crowe has produced a masterful synthesis of the remarkable voyaging history of the Polynesians." Prof Patrick V. Kirch, Chancellor's Professor Emeritus and Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California at Berkeley. This book casts light on a neglected epoch of world history, one that saw Polynesians expand their territory across the world's largest ocean. Author Andrew Crowe has been collecting the research of a wide range of specialists for many years, assembling it as if the individual findings were pieces of one enormous jigsaw. From this broad focus has come a deep admiration for the skills, resourcefulness and courage of the people that drove this extraordinary feat of maritime exploration. Winner for Non-Fiction - NZ Heritage Book Awards 2019 Winner for Text or Reference and Illustration/Photography - Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards 2019 Storylines Notable Book Award 2019 Top Ten Non-Fiction for 2018 - Auckland Libraries Top Reads of 2018 - Weekend Herald

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Awards

Winner of Storylines Notable Book Award 2019
Winner of NZ Heritage Book Awards 2019

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About the Author

Andrew Crowe is a bestselling author with a special interest in helping make nature accessible to beginners of all ages. He has written over 40 nature books covering seashells, insects, spiders, birds and other animals and plants. Andrew has won numerous New Zealand book awards, including the Margaret Mahy Medal in 2009 for his overall contribution to children's literature and the Ashton Wylie Award in 2005 for a biography for teenagers on the Dalai Lama.

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Product Details

Publisher
David Bateman Ltd
Published
10th August 2018
Format
Paperback
Pages
288
ISBN
9781869539610

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07 Sep 2022
Consulate
Excellent - a must read.
30 Jun 2022
Montrose
Pathway of the Birds is the most beautiful book I have ever held. The paper quality is first class allowing wonderful reproduction of the huge number of photographs. Every single page is a work of art and a wonderful example of graphic design. The written content is massively researched and presented in a superbly coherent manner. Then there is the lovely touch of the Chart of the Pacific on the back side of the dust cover. EVERYTHING is so well done. I couldn't put it done (read cover to cover) and have since been back many times since to reference discussion with others. It starts with the superb cover and keeps going from there.
23 Feb 2022
Jackie
Fabulous, so informative. Just enjoy in bite sized pieces
11 Jan 2022
Nomes
This is a beautiful book, with fascinating information and gorgeous illustrations. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to know more about the settlement of the Pacific
22 Sep 2021
Jenny
Every NZ house should have one! Explains how the Maori/Polynesians navigated across the Pacific, found New Zealand, made return voyages. He brings together multiple sources of information from navigation chants to the DNA of lice on the rats. The book reads as a story of exploration, with beautiful illustrations and lots of side bars for more information.
25 Aug 2021
Kendra
Brilliantly reaearched and written!
02 Jun 2021
Elizabeth
an excellent publication, that should have more acclaim
23 Mar 2021
Diane
A must read.
17 Jan 2019
Cheryl
Most informative, interest reading... should be a school set book!
26 Oct 2018
Vanda
Fabulous!
07 Mar 2022
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