Cannonball by Cotter, Sacha 

BTSB Prebound(Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2022)

BTSB #: 244683 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.5 LG Lexile: 520 AD

Genres: Multicultural Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Diving - Fiction Individuality - Fiction Ability - Fiction Maori (New Zealand people) - Fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: Determined to execute the perfect cannonball dive, a boy tries to follow everyone's advice but finally hears Nan, an expert and former champion, who advises doing it his own way.

Whale rider by Ihimaera, Witi Tame 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2009)

BTSB #: P00601 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people) - Fiction Human-animal relationship - Fiction Whales - Fiction Grandfathers - Fiction New Zealand - Fiction

Summary: Eight-year old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he's focused on his duties as Chief of a tribe that claims descent from the legendary "whale rider". In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir -- there's only Kahu. She should be next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl. Kahu will not be ignored. And in her struggle she has a unique ally: the whale rider himself.