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Pa and the Dolphins: A True Story of Pa, Rarotongan Hero and His Return Journey to Tahiti

Pa and the Dolphins: A True Story of Pa, Rarotongan Hero and His Return Journey to Tahiti

Pa and the dolphins book cover.

Written and illustrated by: Jillian Sobieska.

The story follows Cook Island legend Pa Teuruaa who was the first person to successfully swim from Rarotonga to Tahiti, to connect to his ancestors.

Written and illustrated by his wife Jillian Sobieska, PA AND THE DOLPHINS is a beautiful tale of the journey that took place in 1985. The colourful depictions of the Islands are accompanied by a sincere and poetic account of Pa’s journey. The story comes to a peak when Pa’s life is threatened by a shark during his 22km crossing, but is saved by the spirits of his ancestors who come in the form of dolphins.

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