Check out the latest books on Pacific culture, society and customs for kids and adults. This list updates when we add new titles to our collection.
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After a cyclone destroys the village, the villagers show their resilience. Includes notes for parents, caregivers, and teachers.
Silikana is very fond of her sweet smelling garden but one morning as she flies over she notices something is dreadfully wrong, the plants have withered and need rain. Includes notes for parents, caregivers, and teachers.
A reader for children in Niuean naming things inside a house.
Story about two young girls, who are meeting each other for the first time (at a concert) although their mothers are sisters. There is a lot of fun and laughter, which brings the cousins closer together. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
"A young boy has a mind full of wonderful stories but, when he writes them down, they come back covered in red pen. It seems his dyslexia will always hold him back from sharing his creativity. Then a new teacher arrives at school! My Storee is a picture...
"This book explores how Tongan cultural practices conflict with and coexist within Hawaiian society"--Provided by publisher.
"When Milly the cow looks up at the moon she knows it must be lonely, so she decides to keep it company. The other cows think she's crazy, but Milly continues trying to win the moon's friendship. But this is harder than Milly thinks. After all, how do...
"Long ago, Tangaloa cast a fiery net upon the waters and drew forth ocean’s might. The crashing wave. The surging tide that speaks to Masina the moon. And all the living things that swim and creep in the midnight blue depths. All this Tangaloa fashioned...
"This book of poetry is the end result of our participation in the Writers in Schools Project. We were fortunate to have Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh (University of Auckland) work with us. Her motivation, expertise, direction and poetry reading inspired ...
"Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa is the great ocean continent. While it is common to understand the ocean as something that divides land, for those Indigenous to the Pacific or the Moana, it was traditionally a connector and an ancestor. Imperialism in the Moana,...
Samoan hymn book produced by the Methodist Church of Samoa.
"Black Dog and Christina have been best friends for a long time. Suddenly, one cold day in winter, everything begins to change."--Publisher description.
"When the eleventh sheep falls out of Sian's dreams and into the real world, Sian is excited to have a new friend. Every day they play together, and at night Sian falls straight asleep with her arms around her woolly friend. But she can tell the eleventh...
"Captain James Cook first set sail to the Pacific in 1768 - 250 years ago. These vast waters, one third of the earth's surface, were uncharted - but not unknown. A rich diversity of people and cultures navigated, traded, lived and fought here for thousands...
A Sāmoan story of adventure as two boys search for the manumea. Their thrilling journey takes them from the village at the coast to the dark forest, discovering wonders along the way.
"The Sāmoan Islands are virtually unique in that tattooing has been continuously practised with indigenous techniques: the full male tattoo, the peʻa has evolved in subtle ways in its design since the nineteenth century, but remains as elaborate, mea...
"We were all set for paradise. But was paradise what we thought? Kate would teach at a local school. I would write a travel blog. Life would be sweet and good things would happen to us. We’d swim in the ocean, spend a night in a traditional fale, and...
"[Searching] for fragrance is a metaphor for striving for the best, with the support of those around you. His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efe seeks and discusses the best of 'the Samoan indigenous reference.' Fourteen Samoan scholars repl...
"Freelove is the long-awaited new novel from Sia Figiel, esteemed writer of the Pacific. In 1994 she won the Polynesian Literary Competition. Her 1997 novel, where we once belonged, was awarded the South East Asia and South Pacific region Commonwealt...
"The story of tiny Niue’s involvement in the Great War has captivated people since an account was first published by Margaret Pointer in 2000. In 1915, 160 Niuean men joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as part of the Maori Reinforcements and set...
"Fānene Peter Maivia – O le Atali’i o Samoa, o se tala ofoofogia e fa’atatau i se ali’i Polenisia na avea ma tama ta’uta’ua i le fa’āgatama o le pi’i fa’apolōfesa. O le olaga o Fānene na amata mai i Samoa, ma na ia fa’alauiloa le igoa o Samoa i le lalolagi...
"Fanene Peter Maivia – Son of Samoa is the remarkable story of the first Polynesian to become a star of professional wrestling. Fanene’s life began in Samoa and he took Samoa to the world. He was a pioneer who inspired some of the greatest wrestlers the...
Saras' parents have arranged her marriage and she prepares to leave her job and the comforts of the city and move to her husband's village.
"It was during the preparations for the many events of the first "Festival of Tapa : A Cultural Link in Oceania", which took place in Tahiti in November 2014, that the idea for a work dedicated to tapa was born. Althought it would certainly borrow so...
"For the first time Oklahoma City Thunder centre Steven Adams shares the story behind his meteoric rise to become one of the most exciting players in the NBA and New Zealand's highest paid sportsperson. From the streets of small town Rotorua in New ...
An introduction to the alphabet written in Gilbertese and English.
An introduction to numbers written in Gilbertese and English.
An introduction to colours written in Gilbertese and English.
"Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific is a new title delving into the adventurers who once made the great Pacific their playground – from likeable dreamers to outright conmen, slavers and pirates, and even one self-titled Queen Emma. There’s the...
A collection of stories from the Pacific.
"Pacific History presents to New Zealand students significant events and issues in Pacific history. Each context includes contested events that have impacted on the people in the Pacific and shaped their place in the modern world. These issues stimul...
"The incredible story of how one man inspired a nation of underdogs to achieve sporting greatness. It is late summer 2013. Ben Ryan, a red-haired, 40-something, spectacle-wearing Englishman, is given 20 minutes to decide whether he wants to coach Fiji's...
"A poetry collection of about God, love and life. O se tusi solo, e fa'atatau i le Atua, le alofa ma le olanga"--Page 4 of cover.
"Tama saw the Peace Bird flying in over the ocean. 'Look Tiana, here comes the Peace Bird,' singing 'Peace peace our magic word, the more it's said the more it's heard.' 'I love those words Tama, they remind us that Peace is about being kind and loving...
Learn to count up to five in Samoan and English.
Send your child into a sweet slumber with this book, Sleepy Time Samoa. This goodnight bedtime rhyme takes little ones through an illustrated journey across the islands of Samoa. Children and adults alike will enjoy saying good night to masina the moon,...
"Relational Hermeneutics is a unique cross-disciplinary collection that aims to decolonise the mindsets of the Pacific people who have been shaped by the global neo-liberal frameworks of development that benefit only a few at the expense of many, fra...
Based on the Samoan legend of Sina and her brother Masefau.
Tension is rising in 1970s New Zealand. Muldoon's government is cracking down on illegal immigration and the notorious dawn raids are ripping Pasifika families from their beds. At the eye of this political storm, everyday New Zealanders like Sione struggle...
"After 20 years the Miss Cook Islands NZ returned to Auckland. Ten beautiful contestants competed for the crowm of Miss Cook Island NZ 2017 - 11 Nov 2017 in front of a full house of people happy to see the competition back in Aotearoa. Here is your chance...
Tongan prayer book written for Sunday church services, including psalms and readings according to seasons.
Ever wonder what children from around the Pacific do for fun? Find out in this entertaining book.
This delightful story from the Cook Islands shows just how beautiful the traditional lei can be, and how special the wearer can feel with one.
It's not every day that you get to explore an airport, but that's exactly what happens in this delightful story from the Islands of Tuvalu.
"The task of living in modern New Zealand - and especially in modern Auckland - is not just to understand how to live with different peoples, but how to adapt to the future that has already happened. New Zealand is a nation that exists on Pacific Islands,...
"Crazy. Bold. Fearless. Parris Goebel was destined to make her mark. Young Queen is the autobiography of a dancer with a dream . . . a young Polynesian girl who grew up in New Zealand and went on to conquer the hip hop world. In this honest memoir, P...
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