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Two Samoan legends are translated into English and presented in both languages in this publication.
Picture book
Music CD
"This book will help young children to learn their Tongan language alphabet, both upper case and lower case letters. The book also helps parents and family members teach their children about the sea creatures of the Tongan Ocean."--ubiq.co.nz
"Come and see all the clever weavers. They are weaving many different kinds of useful things, from different materials. Join the weavers as they celebrate their weaving, and make plans to pass these skills on to future generations."--ubiq.co.nz
DVD
Adam (Neil Amitauni) discovers that Mary (Gloria Blake) only wants to go out with a 'real island guy'. Keen to impress Mary, Adam heads to Samoa to find his cousins Mose (Vito Vito) and Tavita (Fesuiai Villamu) who will give him all the 'wisdom' he needs...
"This book contains four of Shakespeare's most famous plays retold in a story format for easy reading. The stories in this collection are The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar."--Publisher's description.
As a region, the Pacific is changing rapidly. This edited collection, the first of its kind, centres Pacific-Indigenous ways of knowing, doing and being in Pacific social work. In so doing, the authors decolonise the dominant western rhetoric that is...
Presents the art of oratory that reflects the many aspects of Samoan history and culture. Provides detailed information of the appropriate vocabulary when making speeches for occasions including the matai ceremony, weddings, funerals, meetings, tatto...
"1001+ Basic Phrases English - Samoan is a list of more than 1000 basic phrases translated from English to Samoan. Phrases divided into sections such as numbers, colors, time, days, body, greeting, weather, shopping, health, emergency, restaurant and...
"Send your child to a sweet slumber with this book, Good Night Tonga. This children's sleepy time rhyme takes you and your child through an illustrated journey across the islands of Tonga. Children and adults alike will enjoy saying good night to mahina...
An early learning primer for the Tongan language. Ko fe ho ihu? is an educational and fun story book to help children learn the Tongan language.
"Children in the Marshall Islands do many things that adults do not. They walk around half naked. They carry and eat food in public without offering it to others. They talk about things they see rather than hiding uncomfortable truths. They explicitly...
"Tino is excited to go to the beach with his mum and dad. But first, they must pick up a few people. Who will be coming along on the trip? --Back cover.
"At the end of Matai Part two, Safuiane is heartbrocken by the news that Okei will marry a lay preacher Ulisese and decides to run away to Samoa. His unexpected departure leaves his family and Oketi in shock. But Samoa holds a lot more challenges than...
"Mases room is always messy and needs tidying up. Mase teaches us how to count in Samoan while taking us on his journey of cleaning up his bedroom. This story reflects on childrens experiences of cleaning their own room, allowing for meaningful social...
"Lagi always enjoys playing games with her friends. Lagi teaches us colours in Samoan while playing a fun game of ‘I spy’."--aotearoa books.co.nz
"Malia loves to share with everyone! Malia teaches us the days of the week in Samoan while showing us how to share with others."--aotearoa books.co.nz
"The second of the Fiji Reef People stories tells the tale of Taku the turtle. He has a very dangerous encounter with a plastic bag. Can his many fishy friends save this friendly little turtle."--marymartin.com
"When Sand Crab's underwater Disco is threatened by a bunch of big, bully, scratchy roosters, Clam Filter decides that something has to be done! But how can a bunch of small reef creatures stand up to nasty old roosters that don't even belong on the....
"A small Fijian Village is invaded by hundreds of land crabs. How will the village rid these pesky crabs before they destroy the whole Island?"--marymatin.com
"The forest people have been invaded by huge yellow monsters. The monsters are eating up all the trees and plants. Will they ever be able to save their forest home."--marymatin.com
"Teach Me Tongan is an educational bilingual language learning resource to teach children about 31 commonly used words in Tongan. In addition to learning these words, we have added bonus resources to learn more complex sentences. We've designed over 60...
Printed music
"This songbook and the associated 16 track CD of the same name enables musicians to pay a special tribute to the Tupuna Vahine of the Bounty in both English and Tahitian; the mother tongue of the Tupuna. The songbook and CD together with a comprehens...
"Kana Vinaka means 'eat well or good food' in Fijian, and is the title of Colin's new book about contemporary island cuisine. Throughout his forty years teaching and consulting in the islands, Colin has always promoted the use of fresh, local produce...
Biography of James Egan Moulton, an English-born Australian Methodist minister and headmaster and school president. In Tonga he presided over the Methodist church and established the Tupou College.
Retelling the traditional Samoan story about Nafanua sent by his father to help Samoan people and winning the battle against the oppressors.
"Little is known about the early settlers of Tuvalu, including their origin. The Tuvaluans are ethnic Polynesians and speak a Polynesian language as this culture remains at the core of how they identify and who they are. Oral traditions and archeolog...
"This is a 50+ page book with vivid pictures that highlights 200 images described in Tongan and English. It's a wonderful resource that can be used to share a variety of words with children and teach them about the language of Tonga in Polynesia."--A...
On 7 November 1918, the New Zealand passenger and cargo ship Talune arrived at Apia from Auckland. On board were people suffering from pneumonic influenza, a highly infectious disease already responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths around the...
Presents information about God, expressing what Christians believe based on the Bible.
Presents an introduction to the Bible and what Christians believe about this sacred book. It covers topics such as what a Bible is, how to use it, and all about the stories contained within its pages.
"Colours of Fiji is a beautiful children’s book that introduces your child to colours as experienced by Tui and his friends on their adventures around Fiji. Stunning illustrations by award-winning Artist Penelope Casey perfectly capture the wonder and...
"Excited to finally finish the painting for our next book to be published this month called 'Frangipani whispers'. The original name was to be 'Frangipani smiles' but upon further thought of the content of some of the stories and poetry the final name...
"For more than a millennium, Polynesians occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, an enormous triangle stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island. Polynesians today can trace their roots back to a group of epic voyagers who fir...
"O le pologa tau'ave - The heavy burden," a 44 minute documentary film produced by Galumalemana Steven Percival in 2018, explores the crisis presented by non-communicable disease in Samoa with a particular emphasis on food. What clearly emerges from the...
"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...
"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...
After all their hard work, Tauava'e and her friends in the Koraunui Dance Group are ready to perform along with other schools at the Polyfest in Lower Hutt.
Pururangi lives in Aitutaki and this year at Christmas time, it's the turn of her village to travel around the island and dance for the people in the other villages.
Samoan Queer Lives is a collection of personal stories from one of the world’s unique indigenous queer cultures. The first of its kind, this book features a collection of autobiographical pieces by faàfafine, transgender, and queer people of Sāmoa,...
"Tikopuna is 12 years old and has never had his hair cut. His family and friends have returned to the Cook Islands to celebrate his Haircutting Ceremony."
Every year children in Samoa look forward to White Sunday. It's a special day when children wear new white clothes to church. Laumua's new dress is blue and white.
Siokatame, Tevita, Melino and Lototonga raise money for the Mufti Day donation by collecting seafood and selling it to people in their village.
The Community Law Manual 2018-19 is a trail-blazing resource that helps New Zealanders (and their advocates) help themselves. The Manual contains over 900 pages of easy-to-read legal info, on just about every area of community and personal life. Re-r...
Actor Sam Neill retraces the route Captain James Cook took 250 years before on his legendary journey across the Southwest Pacific, explores the cultures of the islands Cook visited and discusses Cook's controversial legacy with the locals.
Audio CD
This course consists of 130 lessons, supplementary materials, conversational materials, Tongan proverbs and songs, specialised word lists, readings and a glossary. The lessons are written as a guide for students who want to speak and understand the T...
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