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Toa moa a papa = Papa's toa moa

Junior Rubena

Picture book

When Papa was young he had lots of jobs to do in the village. His favourite job was feeding his special chicken.

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Tuatau taro = Taro time

Layton-Monroe Johnson

Picture book

Do you know how to grow taro? Mama Kathy learned how to do it when she was growing up in the Cook Islands. Let's find out more!

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Oki akaou mai = Come back soon

Kairone Ioane

Picture book

It's Kairone's first trip to the Cook Islands. Let's find out what he did there ... and a lesson he learned!

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Ra maketi i Raro = Market day in Raro

O-Auri Rikona-Mateariki

Picture book

Nana loved going to the market in Rarotonga when she was a child. Let's find out what she loved about it!

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Meitaki taau 'anga'anga, Nana! = Nice work, nana!

Kairangi Ioane

Picture book

When Nana was young she had to help the family prepare copra. Here's how they did it.

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Ki Mua! Ki Mua! = Push on! Push on!

David Riley

Ru is a famous Cook Islands explorer and navigator. He loved discovering new places. One day he set out on a journey that nearly ended in disaster but instead ended in a blessing. Find out what happened in Ki Mua! Ki Mua! - a bilingual legend from Aitutaki.

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Vā'ine the Mōmoke = Va'ine te Momoke

David Riley

Have you ever missed your family so much it makes you sad? That's what happened to Va'ine and she had to make the toughest decision of her life. Find out what happened next in Va'ine the Mōmoke, a bilingual legend from Rarotonga.

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Tapuaetai

Clinton Hewett

"This story is of how a parent saved the life of his child by concealing his footprints with his own, expressing a parent's unconditional love for their child and giving the name Tapuaetai, or One Foot Island, to this famous motu"--Author's website.

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Marouna

Clinton Hewett

"Marouna is a bilingual Cook Islands Māori and English language book that tells the story of a warrior named Marouna. Born in Rarotonga, Marouna is summoned by his grandfather, who lives in Aitutaki, to come to Aitutaki and rescue the people from a group of...

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Cook Islands

Jean Tekura Mason

Cook Islands children in New Zealand will see themselves reflected in this book, and all readers can learn about life and nature in this part of the Pacific. Cook Islands - Kuki 'Airini sets out the seven interconnected pillars that guide Cooks Islands life,...

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Pe‘e Māori

Jon Tikivanotau

"Pe‘e Māori — Traditional Cook Islands Chants is a unique collection of various types of intonation with revelations on their use and symbolic meanings. The sacred dignity in customary welcome, ceremonial decorum, title investitures, traditional haircutting,...

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Te tāpapa nei nōte aere i te Āpii

Abel Junior Tutagalevao

Picture book

This book was created to be fun and exciting to help Tongan children prepare for school every morning. The book is in Lea faka-Tonga. It is aligned with Te Whariki: He Whariki Matauranga mo nga Mokopuna o Aotearoa/Early Childhood Curriculum and with The New...

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Night of the dance = Pō o te 'ura : a Cook Islands legend

David Riley

"Koromaūariki had a close relationship with his dad, the legendary superhero, Tinirau. But there was one thing that bothered him. Sometimes Tinirau would wake up in the middle of the night, go outside... and disappear for three days. When he came home he'd...

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Tapa of love = Tapa ō te 'inangaro : a Cook Islands legend

David Riley

"Ina is a Cook Islands heroine and superhero, famous throughout Oceania for her mighty deeds. In this story, Ina faces the biggest challenge of her life. Is it a human-eating giant? No. A tree-crushing cyclone? Kā'ore. Then it must be an island-flooding...

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Keila ʻē Leilani

Lisa Fuemana-Foaʼi

Introduces twins who may look the same but don't always like the same things. Suggested level: junior.

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