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This is a 50+ colorful, vivid, cultural picture book that highlights 200 images described in Samoan and English. It's a wonderful picture book that shares and educates the culture of Samoa through language.
"This softcover book offers adults the resources to teach children over 200 words in Chuukese - a language spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia." -- back cover.
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, uga the hermit crab, pili mo'o the gecko, and landmarks like Nu'uuli Falls, 'Aunu'u Island, the Jean P. Haydon Museum, and more. Allow the poetic rhythm and soft illustrations of familiar landscapes and creatures of the islands lull that special child to a harmonious sleep. Share this simple book for that special someone, or give it to a dear friend missing the islands. Whoever receives it will be thankful and joyful to treasure the islands with so much love and memories.
"We are the remembered cord that stretches across the abyss of all that we’ve forgotten," sang Vela. Journey through the many stories and worlds of the immortal Vela, the Samoan song maker, poet, and storyteller—Vela, who was so red and ugly at birth they called him the Cooked; Vela the lonely admirer of pigs and the connoisseur of feet; Vela the lover of song maker Mulialofa. Follow Vela down through centuries as he encounters the single-minded society of the Tagata-Nei and the Smellocracy of Olfact and recounts the stories of Lady Nafanua, the fearless warrior queen, before whom travelling chroniclers still bow down today. A Pacific epic, this novel stretches hundreds of years before the arrival of Papalagi to the present day and fuses the great indigenous oral traditions of storytelling and Western poetry.
A story of love told by a parent to a little chamorrita. This softcover book uses illustrations to communicate the depth of love one has for their little chamorrita. Using a repeating pattern that reads "Little Chamorrita, did I tell you?", little Chamorritas everywhere will be inspired and understand true island-inspired love. Little chamorritas are young girls that have connections with Guam and the CNMI. Read this book as a bedtime selection. Makes a perfect gift to a daughter, niece, grandchild, or other little chamorrita for a birthday, baby dedication, for the holidays, and more.
Good Night Guam, A sleepy bedtime rhyme is a journey across the island giving a child the opportunity say good night to the sights and sounds of Guam in time for a restful night's sleep. Good night friends, island family, tropical landmarks, and the many critters of the dark. Goodnight mom, dad, sister, brother. After your young one makes the Good Night Guam journey, he or she will be counting sheep before you know it. Share this fantastically simple book for the young and young at heart. It's a beautiful and easy-to-read tropical-island journey that reminds young readers of their own personal journey across Guam. Good Night Guam, A sleepy bedtime rhyme is sure to be a popular title for children across the island and the world.
Iten Ekkewe Onuw - Colors in Chuukese is a softcover book to help children learn how to say their colors in Chuukese - the language of the native people of the Chuuk Islands in the Pacific. Included with this book is a section to test the child's understanding of this material. A first edition, this book will make a great addition to the library of those wanting a Chuukese-themed book that is unique in its own content and approach.
Bilingual Edition English-Igbo "Am I small?" - Tamia is not sure and keeps asking various animals that she meets on her journey. Eventually she finds the surprising answer... Reviews "This is baby's favorite book!" -Amazon Customer Review from the United States "for children who enjoy lingering over pages full of magical creatures and whimsical details [...] told in simple and engaging words and imaginative pictures."-Kirkus Reviews "This has been my daughter's favourite book since she was 4 months old. The sentences are nice and short so she doesn't lose interest in the pictures while I'm reading each page." -Amazon Customer Review from the UK "Muito legal esse livro. Singelo, divertido e relacionado ao universo da criança. Bom pra desenvolver o vocabulário. As ilustrações são lindas. Meu filho adorou." -Amazon Customer Review from Brazil "You are small or big depending on with what you relate to. A simple cute book which exactly portrays this message." -Amazon Customer Review from India "Muy buen libro infantil. Dinámico, orgánico, perfecto para aprender en romaji. De fácil lectura y con una protagonista realmente encantadora" -Amazon Customer Review from Mexico "Beautifully illustrated and cleverly written." -Amazon Customer Review from Australia "We are in love with this book!"-Amazon Customer Review from the United States "Written in a very simple way but with a profound message for both adults and kids."-Amazon Customer Review from the United States "Whenever I have time to read to her, she wants this book. And she repeats words. That's insanely cute." -Amazon Customer Review from Canada "Mia figlia di due anni e mezzo è entusiasta dei disegni bellissimi e dei colori. Apprezza anche le vicende di una bimba nè grande nè piccola ma giusta così." -Amazon Customer Review from Italy "My three year olds love it and the story's concept will grow with them for several years to come making it a keeper." -Amazon Customer Review from the U.S. "A nuestra hija le ha encantado. [...] Estamos muy satisfechos con la compra." -Amazon Customer Review from Spain "I got this book to read with my granddaughters, one from the US and one from Portugal. It is so incredibly cute! They loved it, and I did too. I highly recommend this book!" -Amazon Customer Review from the U.S. "Ce petit livre est tout ce que j'aime !!! Le graphisme, les couleurs, tout y est magnifiquement soigné, poétique et charmant !!! [...] Une merveille de beauté et de magie à ne pas louper !!!" -Amazon Customer Review from France "My little boy loves this as a bedtime story. It's colourful and quirky. [...] I thought it would be uninteresting to a child, to be read to in another language, but he asks for 'Bin ich klein' and it melts my heart!" -Amazon Customer Review from the United Kingdom "readers will emerge from this book feeling slightly more confident about themselves-whatever their size."-ForeWord Clarion Reviews "This is done with simplicity at its finest. The art is whimsical, the message is clear and most of all my grandson loves it. I would recommend this book to any child provider as part of their reading library." -Amazon Customer Review from the U.S. Languages Available for every country in at least one official language. Please note: This book is a bilingual picture book with a 1:1 translation created by human translators (see translator's credits for details).
