The moas
By: written and illustrated by Katie Beck.
Publisher: Landmark Editions
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Kansas City, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Moas -- Fiction.; Extinction (Biology) -- Fiction.; Flight -- Fiction.; Maori (New Zealand people) -- Fiction.; New Zealand -- Fiction.
Description: Moki, one of the moa birds being hunted into extinction by the Maoris on New Zealand, tries to regain the lost ability to fly so that he can escape death. Includes facts about New Zealand, the Maoris, and the moas.