Animals argue over who is going to eat a piece of bread. Suggested level: junior.

"Tere the Tūī and Taitū the Takahē are two very different sorts of birds: one loves to flit and twirl about in the sky, while the other prefers to rustle around in the undergrowth. Tu Meke Tui! is a story of friendship, courage and discovering that sometimes it's our differences which make us truly special"--Back cover.

Kat Merewether's super cute character shows children that we're all unique - and that being different is awesome! A light-hearted story that voices vital messages about self-confidence and diversity to a young audience. AGES: 0 to 7 SELLING POINTS: * Irresistible illustrations * Promotes emotional development * Perfect for sharing at storytime * Beautiful gift, a sure favourite * Bestselling, award-winning author

Indigenous Fijians were singularly fortunate in having a colonial administration that halted the alienation of communally owned land to foreign settlers and that, almost for a century, administered their affairs in their own language and through culturally congenial authority structures and institutions. From the outset, the Fijian Administration was criticised as paternalistic and stifling of individualism. But for all its problems it sustained, at least until World War II, a vigorously autonomous and peaceful social and political world in quite affluent subsistence — underpinning the celebrated exuberance of the culture exploited by the travel industry ever since.

Contested Terrain provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive and innovative approach to critically analysing the multidimensional and contested nature of security narratives, justified by different ideological, political, cultural and economic rationales. This is important in a complex and ever-changing situation involving a dynamic interplay between local, regional and global factors. Security narratives are constructed in multiple ways and are used to frame our responses to the challenges and threats to our sense of safety, wellbeing, identity and survival but how the narratives are constructed is a matter of intellectual and political contestation. Using three case studies from the Pacific (Fiji, Tonga and Solomon Islands), Contested Terrain shows the different security challenges facing each country, which result from their unique historical, political and socio-cultural circumstances. Contrary to the view that the Pacific is a generic entity with common security issues, this book argues for more localised and nuanced approaches to security framing and analysis.

From which detergent to buy to who we should vote for, we are constantly bombarded by reasons to believe or do something. Should we be persuaded? Should we find the reasons others give compelling? Everyone can benefit from a set of precision tools to use for evaluating reasoning. This book offers a handy critical-thinking toolbox for all areas of academic study, the workplace and daily life.

"This lively poem captures the excitement and enthusiasm of a class of students who have created their own "big machine boogie", inspired by the movements of machines at work nearby"--Publisher's website.

Translation of the anonymous 2 volume Latin manuscript, compiled from around 1577 to sometime after 1583, and held at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C, number V.b.26.