Download or read book Language Description History and Development written by Jeff Siegel and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2007-03-14 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in memory of Terry Crowley covers a wide range of languages: Australian, Oceanic, Pidgins and Creoles, and varieties of English. Part I, Linguistic Description and Typology, includes chapters on topics such as complex predicates and verb serialization, noun incorporation, possessive classifiers, diphthongs, accent patterns, modals in Australian English and directional terms in atoll-based languages. Part II, Historical Linguistics and Linguistic History, ranges from the reconstruction of Australian languages, to reflexes of Proto-Oceanic, to the lexicon of early Melanesian Pidgin. Part III, Language Development and Linguistic Applications, comprises studies of lexicography, language in education, and language endangerment and language revival, spanning the Pacific from South Australia and New Zealand to Melanesia and on to Colombia. The volume will whet the appetite of anyone interested in the latest linguistic research in this richly multilingual part of the globe.
Download or read book A Simplified Dictionary of Modern Tongan written by Edgar Tu'inukuafe and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In addition to the comprehensive Tongan to English and English to Tongan sections, other features include a guide to pronunciation, a guide to grammar, a selection of proverbs, and useful phrases." -- Provided by publisher.
Download or read book A Lexicon of Foreign Loan words in the Samoan Language written by Horst Cain and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Monsters written by David McKee and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two monsters live on either side of a mountain. Sometimes they talk through the hole in the mountain, but they never see each other. One evening, they get into a silly argument about whether day is departing or night is arriving, which escalates into a rock throwing fight, which eventually destroys the mountain, and enables the monsters to see each other's point of view and live together as friends.
Download or read book Of Waves Winds and Wonderful Things written by Mo'ale 'Otunuku and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rethinking Pacific Education Initiative by Pacific Peoples for Pacific Peoples (RPEIPP) began as an idea during the inaugural symposium on Researching the Delivery of Aid to Pacific Education at the University of Auckland in December 2000. The first activity of the Initiative was a meeting of selected Pacific educators, which was held at USP and hosted by the Institute of Education in April 2001. Edited by Mo'ale 'Otunuku, Unaisi Nabobo-Baba and Seu'ula Johansson Fua this book features the following essays: Look Back to Look Forward: A Reflective Pacific Journey; Relections on a Decade of the Rethinking Pacic Eduation Initiative; RPEIPP in Micronesia: Impacts and Lessons Learned; When a Generations Reaps what Another Generation Sows; More than a Philosophy! Personal Reflections on the Impact of RPEI on Leadership, Research and Education in Pacific Contemoporary Arts: A Tala; Kakala Research Franework: A Garland in Celebration of a Decade of Rethinking Education; Re-thinking Pacific Education: Reflections on the Pacific Margins, Pacific Rim; School leadership Preparation and Development; The Cases of Fiji and the Solomon Islands; Tongan Parents' Conception of Schooling in New Zealand; Pacific Postgraduate Research in Education Done atthe University of the South Pacific; Development of Early Childhood Education Curriculum in the Solomon Islands; 'Iluvatu: An Indigenous Framework; Re-thinking Citizenship Education in the Solomon Islands; A First Look at an Indigenous Pacific Ethical System and its Impications for Research; Putting Ancient Wind and Life into New Sails; Critical Discourse Analysis as Curriculum Development: Critical Approaches to Culturally Relevant Curricula in the Pacific; Of Waves, Winds and Wonderful Things: A Way Ahead for RPEIPP.
Download or read book Charlotte the Scientist Is Squished written by Camille Andros and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte is a serious scientist. She solves important problems by following the scientific method. She has all the right equipment: protective glasses, a lab coat, a clipboard, and a magnifying glass. What she doesn’t have is space. She has so many brothers and sisters (she is a rabbit, after all) that she is too squished to work on her experiments! Can she use science to solve her problem? This funny, satisfying story is a playful introduction to the scientific method and perfect for sparking an interest in STEM subjects.
Download or read book Dancing with the Pen written by and published by Richard C. Owen Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses New Zealand's beliefs about literacy learning and teaching.
Download or read book The Nuts Bedtime at the Nut House written by Eric Litwin and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an unforgettably catchy bedtime adventure, singer-songwriter Eric Litwin -- author of the first three mega-bestselling Pete the Cat books -- invites readers to chime in and join the nutty, pun-filled fun, with a downloadable song available! It's bedtime at the Nut House, but little Wally and Hazel Nut aren't ready to go to sleep. "We're Nuts! We're Nuts! We're Nuts!" Why go to bed when you could be singing and howling at the moon? But Mama Nut insists... "All little Nuts need to go up to bed!" Who will win this bedtime tug-of-war? Readers can listen to and/or download Litwin's bluesy spoken-sung performance of the book and additional songs at www.TheNutFamily.com. Don't miss the other hilarious read-along, sing-along books about the Nut Family! Sing and Dance in Your Polka-Dot Pants The Nuts Keep Rolling!
Download or read book Someone s Singing Lord written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty hymns and songs for children with piano accompaniments, with chords for guitar, and with parts for descant recorders, glockenspeil, chime bars and percussion.
Download or read book Three Monsters written by David McKee and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two monsters, one red and one blue, live lazily and happily in a jungle at the edge of the sea until, one day, a new monster arrives. He is yellow and strange and he needs somewhere to live ...A wise and wonderful fable for our time, Three Monsters is a simple story of acceptance and understanding that addresses the issues of sharing, skin colour and greed.Ages 5 and up
Download or read book Intensive Course in Tongan written by Eric B. Shumway and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Can Write written by Fiona Lovatt Davis and published by Learning Media Ltd. This book was released on 2000 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and text introduce a range of places where children can write. Suggested level: junior.
Download or read book Samoan Heroes written by David Riley and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of inspirational stories of achievers who have Samoan ancestry. It includes: contemporary heroes like Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Troy Polamalu, Judge Ida Malosi, Savage and Associate Professor Donna Adis; historical figures like Emma Coe, Tamasese, Salamasina and Lauaki; legends like Sina, Tiitii and Tigilau"--Back cover.
Download or read book Selafina written by Catherine Hannken and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nana is coming from Samoa especially for Selafina's birthday. Selafina is so excited and as a special welcome she wants to dance the siva. Can she learn the dance and overcome her own shyness in time for the big day? This is a heart-warming picture book about the bond between generations in a multi-cultural family. Shortlisted for the New Zealand Post Children's Picture Book of the Year 2004.
Download or read book Fiapule written by Catherine Hannken and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If we each stand alone, we will blow away in the wind, but if we stand with our family around us, then we are strong." Fiapule is invited to his best friend Liam's birthday party, and he really, really wants to go. But there is a problem. The party is on the same day as his little sister's christening, and his family won't let him go. Fiapule is taught about fa' Samoa and learns that sometimes you have to put your family first. In this book Catherine Hannken captures the spirit of New Zealand-Samoan culture, while Trish Bowles' illustrations create a world that is instantly recognisable as our own. The family issues raised in FIAPULE are relevant to any child, regardless of cultural background.
Download or read book Two Can Toucan written by David McKee and published by Transworld Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was once a bird in the forest that was completely black, except for his white eyes, who was laughed at by all the other animals because he did not have a name. So he goes to seek his fortune - and perhaps find a name! A modern fable that answers the question "How did the toucan get its name?" - and also incidentally his amazing colours!
Download or read book My Sister written by Sally Sutton and published by Learning Media Ltd. This book was released on 2006 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl helps her younger sister when she is afraid to come down off the slide in the school playground.
