The heading dog who split in half
Subtitle: legends and tall tales from New Zealand
By: written by Michael Brown ; artwork by Mat Tait
Contributors: Tait, Mat, 1970- artist
Publisher: Potton & Burton
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Nelson, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781927213575
Subjects: Comic books, strips
Description: "The book includes Pākehā, Māori and general New Zealand tales from around the country, including the poignant legend of Dunedin's Tunnel Beach, tales of Lake Tarawera's ghostly canoe, musterers' yarns from the Canterbury high country, and more. The Heading Dog Who Split in Half uncovers a New Zealand not found in the history books, but which exists as a country of the imagination, half-familiar, half-dream."--Publishers website.
Notes: Bibliography: page 154.
Table of contents: title: The heading dog who split in half; title: The princess & the come-ashore whaler; title: Ranzo, boys Ranzo!; title: The legend of tunnel beach; title: A tale of old waihi; title: The phantom canoe; title: The day the pub burned down.