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  • Dances of sāmoa cover.

    Dances of Sāmoa

    Sj level 2 cover image oct2012.

    by Toleafoa Avauli Peter Setefano

    This article describes three well-known dance forms from Sāmoa. The article is accompanied by colourful, high-energy photos of students from a Porirua primary school performing the slap dance and the sāsā. The article features some of the history of the dances and it also provides opportunities for an in-depth exploration of the relationship between the heroes of the dances and the stories that each dance tells. 

    Series: School Journal Level 2, October 2012

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 4

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Topics: dance, Sāmoa, Porirua, slap dance, sāsā. article, history

    In: School Journal Level 2, October 2012

    Publication date: October 2012

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  • White sunday in samoa.

    White Sunday in Sāmoa

    by Sarona Aiono-Iosefa

    photographs by Jill MacGregor

    This factual recount describes how a young Sāmoan boy, with the support of his family, gets ready to celebrate White Sunday. There is a glossary of Sāmoan terms and extra information about White Sunday at the end of the book. This book is also available in five Pasifika languages in the Tupu series.

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    Series: Ready to Read Colour Wheel

    Learning area: Social Sciences

    Colour wheel level: Turquoise

    Curriculum level: 1

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Publication date: January 2003

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  • The hungry wave cover.

    The Hungry Wave

    L3 cover image feb2012.

    by Lani Wendt Young

    This narrative is based on factual accounts from survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Tonga and Sāmoa in 2009. Readers follow Ana and her brother as they are caught up in the tsunami. 

    Series: School Journal Level 3, February 2012

    Learning area: English, Science

    Curriculum level: 3

    Reading year level: 5

    Category: Fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Topics: survivors, earthquakes, tsunami, Tonga, Sāmoa

    In: School Journal Level 3, February 2012

    Publication date: February 2012

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  • The white truck cover.

    The White Truck

    Sj level 4 cover image oct2011.

    based on a true story by Lani Wendt Young

    “The White Truck” recounts the removal and isolation of a leprosy patient in Sāmoa. The story expertly engages the reader by providing clues without explicitly stating what the issue is. Students will connect with Timu and Moana and feel empathy as the events unfold. 

    Series: School Journal, Level 4 October 2011

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 4

    Reading year level: 7

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Topics: true story, leprosy, patient, Sāmoa

    In: School Journal, Level 4 October 2011

    Publication date: October 2011

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  • Struggle for samoa's independence cover.

    Tuto'atasi The Struggle for Samoa's Independence

    L4 cover image may2013.

    by Damon Salesa 

    The people of Sāmoa celebrated fifty years of independence in 2012. This article tells the complex story of colonisation and decolonisation that saw Sāmoa controlled by Germany, and then New Zealand, before finally securing self-rule. The former rulers enforced unpopular laws and punished dissent harshly. In addition, thousands of Samoans died of influenza as a result of poor quarantine practices under New Zealand’s rule.

    Series: School Journal Level 4, May 2013

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 4

    Reading year level: 8

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    In: School Journal Level 4, May 2013

    Publication date: May 2013

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  • The Choice.

    The Choice

    by Victor Rodger, illustrations by Michel Mulipola

    Lamb’s brother and sister are relying on him to perform with them in the church talent quest. But the only final Lamb cares about is the final match of the season for Manu Sāmoa. Unfortunately, the two events clash. In this humorous story, Lamb learns a lesson about the importance of being responsible and following through on commitments – and being truthful.

    Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2019

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences, Technology

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 4

    Category: Fiction

    Related titles: See TSM

    Topics: church, commitment, family, guilt, humour, lying, Manu Sāmoa, pretence, responsibility, rugby, Sāmoa

    In: School Journal Level 2 November 2019

    Publication date: November 2019

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  • Uncle tino cover.

    Uncle Tino

    Sj level 2 cover image oct2012.

    by Jane Davitt Va‘afusuaga

    “Uncle Tino” is a deceptively simple story about Samoan twins, Jessie and Jonas, who are embarrassed by their exuberant uncle who has recently arrived from Sāmoa. The lively story is woven through with Samoan concepts and values as Jessie and Jonas gradually change their attitudes toward Uncle Tino. The story reinforces the idea that cultural knowledge and skills are “cool” and worthy of respect.

    Series: School Journal Level 2, October 2012

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 2

    Reading year level: 4

    Category: Fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Topics: Samoan, twins, embarrassed, uncle, Sāmoa, Samoan concepts and values, cultural knowledge, respect

    In: School Journal Level 2, October 2012

    Publication date: September 2012

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  • For the Ancestors.

    For the Ancestors

    by Madeleine Chapman

    Matalena Leaupepe once saw tatau everywhere.

    Series: School Journal Level 3 November 2019

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 3

    Reading year level: 6

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: See TSM

    Topics: ancestors, au, ceremony, culture, design, faʻa Sāmoa, family, Fiji, harmony, honour, journey, leadership, legend, malu, pain, peʻa, pride, responsibility, ritual, Sāmoa, service, soa, spirits, spiritual, support, tatau, tattoo, tattooing, tāupou, Tilafaigā, Taemā, toso, tufuga tā tatau

    In: School Journal Level 3 November 2019

    Publication date: November 2019

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  • Tuālima.

    Tuālima

    by Tusiata Avia

    Tusiata Avia writes from the child’s perspective as the narrator’s mother receives a tuālima (a tattoo on the back of the hand). Arranged chronologically, the author details particulars of the ceremony, sometimes using gagana Sāmoa terms, and sharing the attention equally between what’s happening and the emotions felt.

    Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2020

    Learning area: English, Social Sciences

    Curriculum level: 3

    Reading year level: 5

    Related titles: see TSM

    Topics: ceremony, culture, family, grief, identity, loss, memory, Pacific, poem, resilience, Sāmoa, Samoan tattoo, tatau, tradition, tuālima, tugfuga tātatau

    In: School Journal Level 3 August 2020

    Publication date: August 2020

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  • Book cover.

    The Great Ordinary: The Photographs of Edith Amituanai

    SJL4 Nov2016 cover image

    by Hannah Sperber

    This article explores the work of a prize-winning West Auckland photographer whose work has been shown around the world. Edith Amituanai photographs the ordinary, everyday world around her, documenting it as a record for the future.

    Series: School Journal Level 4 November 2016

    Learning area: English, The Arts

    Curriculum level: 4

    Reading year level: 7

    Category: Non-fiction

    Related titles: Listed in TSM

    Topics: art, cameras, change, community, culture, documentary, Edith Amituanai, environment, identity, neighbourhoods, Pasifika, photography, Sāmoa, students, visual arts

    In: School Journal Level 4 November 2016

    Publication date: November 2016

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