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• Songs of Tuvalu

  Koch, Gerd, 1922-

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• The Legend of Tautunu From Vaitupu

  Te Tala O Tautunu Mai Vaitupu

  Kaveinga, Meli

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  Following the advice from a friendly rat, Tautunu beats a giant, climbs a tree and meets the Sun, who gives him a gift to take back to Vaitupu (Tuvalu).

• Tuvalu Toku Atufenua Pele

  Tuvalu My Beloved Homeland

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  Eight Tuvaluan young people worked with teacher-writer David Riley, to bring you this book - Tuvalu Toku Atufenua Pele. The stories they've written demonstrate their immense pride in being Tuvaluan. You'll read about Grandma's weaving, kaleve, te…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Other Place to Stand

  An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry From Aotearoa New Zealand

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  Ninety-one writers with connections to these islands grapple with the biggest issue facing people and the planet. What, then, for the work of poetry? It’s at the very periphery of popular speech, niche even among the arts, yet it’s also rooted in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fale Tuagane of Funafuti

  Fale Tuagane O Funafuti

  Auenga, Tafata

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  "A story about wedding traditions from ... Funafuti"--Page 2.

• A Floating World

  Images of the Tuvalu Environment

  McQuarrie, Peter

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  The islands of Tuvalu are under threat of being made completely uninhabitable due to the effects of climate change. In A Floating World,the author presents photographs from his collection which shows something of the character of the atolls and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Te Aso Fiafia of Vaitupu

  Te Aso Fiafia O Vaitupu

  Puafolau, Selema

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  Describes how the people of Vaitupu, an island in Tuvalu, worked hard to repay their debt to a German trading company so they could keep their island.

• Strategic Atolls

  Tuvalu and the Second World War

  McQuarrie, Peter

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  This history documents the Pacific War, 1942-1945, as it was experienced in Tuvalu. Through the eyes of Tuvaluans and occupying forces, the author explores the events along with their implications.

• Time & Tide

  the Islands of Tuvalu

  Bennetts, Peter

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  Tuvalu is a Pacific nation of low lying coral atolls and islands whose existence is threatened by climate change and rising sea levels. This is a portrait of the tiny island nation showing the culture and environment that will be lost.

• Diego the Dinosaur Counts to 10

  My First Counting Book

  Hart, Aolani

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  "Talofa! Have you ever counted to 10 with a dinosaur? How about in the language of our Polynesian ancestors? This easy to read counting book is written in English and Tuvaluan. Diego the Dinosaur and his many friends will lead your child on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gifts of Pai and Vau

  Meaalofa a Pai Mo Vau : a Nanumea Legend

  Riley, David, 1966 June 28-

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  "Pai and Vau are Nanumea superheroes who created beautiful things in our world. One day a stranger named Tefolaha came to their island. "This is now my island," he declared and challenged them to a contest. What kind of contest did he dream up? What…Read moreRead more of this annotation