Four New Titles
Games We Play
NZ$22.50
A collection of traditional and modern games played by children of the Pacific Island Nations.
Calf and Lamb Day - A Story from New Zealand.
NZ$22.50
Daniella lives on a dairy farm and this year she grooms her calf to be judged at the Calf and Lamb Day.
Fun on the Runway - A story from Tuvalu.
NZ$22.50
Every evening Kahifa joins his friends on the runway. It’s the best place on the atoll to practise rugby.
New Series - Children of Asia
Tricycles. A story from the Philippines.
NZ$20.00
Francis’s father owns a tricycle. It’s one of the 7000 fleet of tricycles in Puerto Princesa.
Filipino Fishing. A story from the Philippines.
NZ$20.00
Ronel and his brother go fishing with their father on a traditional outrigger called a banca.
My Mask. A story from Vietnam.
NZ$20.00
Quyuh needs a new face mask or khan to wear when she rides her bike to school.
Children of the Pacific Books by Jill MacGregor
New Zealand teachers will be familiar with the Pacific Island nation stories written by Jill MacGregor in the New Zealand School Journals. Her photographs capture children using environmental resources to maintain their traditions.This new series of books will encourage an understanding of children’s daily life in the Pacific Islands of Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati, Fiji, Niue and the Cook Islands.
The ‘Children of the Pacific’ series supports the Social Sciences and Technology learning areas within the New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education 2007) Levels 1-3.
The ‘Children of the Pacific’ series supports the Social Sciences and Technology learning areas within the New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education 2007) Levels 1-3.
