Tales of Polynesia: Folktales from Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa

$24.95 at de Young Museum.

Explore the enchanting world of Polynesian folklore in this beautifully illustrated collection of traditional stories.A woman falls in love with the king of the sharks. Two powerful sorcerers compete in a battle of magical wits. The king of Maui's fastest messenger races to bring a young woman back from the dead. In these traditional tales, the borders blur between life and death, reality and magic, and land and sea. Hardcover, 144 pages.