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Teine Samoa means Samoan girl. It's a label that carries with it an unspoken duty to obey, serve and respect your family and Samoan culture. But who can be teine Samoa? When should you be teine Samoa? And how can you be teine Samoa outside of Samoa?
Lani is an afakasi, and is ...unsure of her Samoan heritage and what being Samoan even means. But one thing she knows for sure is that she's afraid of Vai and the 'Real Samoans'. Masina, the free-spirited daughter of a Church Minister, is bound by parental expectations and struggling to fulfill the destiny set by her parents. Teuila is the good Islander girl and proud teine Samoa who realises she doesn't want to be a 'switcher' anymore.
How will these junior high school students learn to be, understand and fulfill their obligations as Teine Samoa, living in New Zealand?
Teine Samoa is a journey of cultural identity and discovery for four junior high school students, their families, their teachers and, most importantly, anyone who has ever faced the challenges of being a teine Samoa.
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Come join Tomasi and his friends as they take a magical ride to learn more about Fale Samoa, and why they are so important in Samoan culture.
Fale Samoa is part of Mila's My Aganu'u Series - a set of Pasifika children's picture books that help to develop Samoan cultural knowle...dge and understanding. Mila's My Aganu'u Series is also the first series of Pasifika children's books to be written, edited, illustrated, designed and published by an all Pasifika team.
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Teuila is the only girl competing in her first ever Siva Afi competition. Mika is the current Siva afi champion, who is not afraid of anyone. In this story of courage, Teuila and Mika learn about the importance of their feagaiga as brother and sister, while discovering their true... inner toa warrior spirits.
Siva Afi Teine Toa is part of Mila's My Aganu'u Series - a set of Pasifika children's picture books that help to develop Samoan cultural knowledge and understanding. Mila's My Aganu'u Series is also the first series of Pasifika children's books to be written, edited, illustrated, designed and published by an all Pasifika team.
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Old Truck is home alone when the Tongariro River bursts its banks."What will happen to me?" he thinks. I am not a duck! I'm a truck. And I'm stuck!"
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Travel like a pro in a country where bribing cops is normal!
Everyone knows someone who's ridden the length of Vietnam. What if you could do the same?
For us Kiwis and Australians, it's difficult finding decent material about motorcycling in Vietnam. With so much conflicting... information online and uncertainty around costs, it's no wonder people keep putting off this 1600 km road trip.
Nicholas Brookland has been there and done it. In the flesh. And whether your goal is riding from Saigon to Hanoi or just between beach towns, this guide is your bulletproof vest.
It reveals...
- How to plan your own motorcycle odyssey before leaving home.
- Where and how to buy/rent a bike.
- What types of licences and insurance you'll need.
- How to finish your trip alive without being run over by a pig truck.
- How to avoid getting shaken down by dodgy cops.
- Itemized expense reports, showing this journey is possible for as little as $90 NZD per day and even as low as $50.
- A day-by-day riding itinerary.
Let's face it. None of us are getting any younger. Your own Vietnam motorcycle odyssey awaits. And with all the information you need in one lightweight book, what's stopping you?
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The Little Red Hen is in a flap. An unexpected visitor is coming to Red Hen's Bakery and she has too much work to do. If only she could ask for help! A fun retelling of The Little Red Hen with behind the scenes material that encourages children to ask for help when they need it.
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Learning Samoan through bathtime' follows the routine of a mother bathing her two children following some fun in the mud. The book uses simple, repetitive sentences in both Samoan and English and identifies the body parts.
This book is designed to help support learning the basic...s of the Samoan language at a level appropriate for the early learner.
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But Jack wanted more, so he set out one day.
"The giant has gold! I need beans right away."
Jack escapes the giant's castle, leaving a trail of chaos behind him. Desperate for more, his thirst for treasure can only be satisfied if he grows a second beanstalk.
A fun retel...ling of Jack and the Beanstalk with 'Behind the Scenes' material the encourages children to think about others.
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'Death had come to town'
As soldiers return from WWI, a glamorous yet ghostly stranger arrives by train to a small American town. But this mysterious woman has a terrible secret - and she's here to claim a special victim.
As the tale takes a sinister turn her true nature wi...ll be revealed, the fatal and psychopathic queen of the underworld, 'saving' souls from the horrors of this one.
Arthur Whelan (Auckland, NZ) and Sal Brucculeri (New York) present an original 176-page graphic novel exploring the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic under the guise of the glamorous Spanish Lady.
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"It's your fault!" said Gretel, her nose in the air.
"Is not!" replied Hansel. He pulled Gretel's hair.
And neither would stop, though they both knew they should.
They kept fighting on and plunged deep in the wood.
Hansel and Gretel just won't stop fighting. But when the...y run into the witch in the wood, the squabbling siblings must team up to escape.
A fun retelling of Hansel and Gretel with 'Behind the Scenes' material that encourages children to stop fighting!
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