Winner of NZ Heritage Book Award 2019 * Winner of two Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards 2019 * Storylines Notable Book Award 2019 * Best of 2019 - Radio New Zealand National: 'absolutely one of the best books I have ever read' * Top Ten Non-Fiction for 2018 - Auckland Libraries * Top Reads of 2018 - Weekend Herald Visit author website for videos, reviews etc: authors.org.nz/author/andrewcrowe/The skill of Polynesian navigators to find and re-find incredibly small and/or remote targets far exceeds that of early Greeks, Romans, Vikings, Indians and Chinese, so how did Pacific wayfinders do this without instruments? Hawaiian master navigator Nainoa Thompson shares the key: 'Everything you need to navigate is in nature. The question is, can you see it?' In this illustrated multi-level book, natural history writer Andrew Crowe elaborates at length on this skill and how it contributes to a deeper understanding of one of the most expansive and rapid phases of human migration in prehistory, a period during which Polynesians reached and settled nearly every archipelago scattered across some 28 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean, an area now known as East Polynesia. Cover, Contents page and Foreword by Patrick V. Kirch available at independent.academia.edu/crowea.
✔ Author(s): Andrew Crowe
✔ Title: Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of Māori and Their Polynesian Ancestors
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (38 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 0824878655
✔ ISBN-13: 9780824878658
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
Readers' opinions about Pathway of the Birds by Andrew Crowe
Jillian Neel
The plot twists were executed masterfully. I was left gasping at every unexpected turn, and the suspense kept me on edge throughout. Bravo to the author for keeping me guessing.
Elaine Leonard
The world created in this book was unlike anything I've ever encountered. The author's imagination knows no bounds, and I was completely mesmerized by the fantastical setting.
Violet Tyler
This is a book I'll cherish and recommend to everyone. It touched my soul and made me reflect on life's profound mysteries.
