Since his wife died, Grandpa has lived with Sione's family. Sione never knew his grandmother, but on a fishing trip with Grandpa he learns a lot about her, and about fishing. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Ali wants to form a band, but the students and teachers who turn up for the audition don't play quite the instruments Ali had in mind. But Ali's school needs a kirikiti band for the game that is coming up in two weeks. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
In the Tongan community, when a baby is born, gifts of a ngatu (a tapa cloth), a kie (fine mat), or a lolo (fragrant Tongan coconut oil) are given by the person who names the baby. Lose is pleasantly surprised when she visits Aunt Vika and her new baby. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Tells the story of Pele's first day at school in New Zealand. Pele is worried that he won't be able to understand everything that is said to him in English. But Pele's teacher is married to a Samoan and can speak Samoan. And that's not only the surprise that waits for Pele at his new school. Suggested level: junior, primary.
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