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Show Day: A Story from the Island of Niue (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
It's Show Day in Livisia's and Hunter's village of Alofi south on the island of Niue and they prepare special food for the fiafia kai (celebration feast) and practise their items for the concert.
Siva Afi: A Story from the Islands of Samoa (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
Faranisi lives in the village of Vaitele in Apia, Samoa, and wants to be a champion fire knife dancer. In this story he describes the preparation involved before dancing the Ailao or Siva Afi fire knife dance.
Sugar Cane (Using Natural Resources) by Jill MacGregor
20.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences | Series: Using Natural Resources
In Tonga, Tuni and Sipu grow sugar cane in their backyard but in Fiji hundreds of fields of sugar cane are grown for processing into sugar.
Taimi Kai: A Story from the Pacific (Children Of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children Of the Pacific
A collection of traditional Pacifica recipes with easy-to-follow instructions.
Tareima's String: A Story from the Islands of Kiribati (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
Tareima asks Kabuatekai to help her make string from the coconut husk fibres so she can hang her Good Work chart on the classroom wall.
Te Ano in Kiribati (Using Natural Resources) by Jill MacGregor
20.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences | Series: Using Natural Resources
The Koni Raoni: A Story from the Cook Islands (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
Pururangi lives in Aitutaki and this year at Christmas time its the turn of her village to travel around the island and dance for the people in the other villages.
The Mangoes: A Story from Fiji (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
The mango trees in Ketty’s village are being felled and replaced by concrete power poles. Ketty and her friends pick as many mangoes as they can before the trees are cut down.
The Mighty Mangroves in Samoa (Using Natural Resources) by Jill MacGregor
20.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences | Series: Using Natural Resources
The Polyfest: A Story from New Zealand (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
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.
The Rat and the Octopus: A Story from the Island of Niue (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
Pita, who lives in the village of Tuapa on the island of Niue, describes how to catch an octopus with a lure shaped like a rat. Includes some Niuean words and a glossary.
The Tree of Life: A Story from the Pacific Nations (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
Coconut palms grow 30 metres tall, producing 60-100 coconuts each year for 80 years. There are hundreds of uses for the coconut palm. Where do all the coconuts go?