Oratia’s growing list of Teacher Resources
A new page on the Oratia Books website is now live with the growing list of free Teacher Resources. Developed by teachers and authors, these aim to give ideas and save time when using our books in class.
Cook Islands–Kūki ‘Airani and Sāmoa launch the new Moana Oceania Series
Oratia Books is proud to announce a new series to bring bilingual reading about the South Pacific to children in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Devised and delivered by Carolyn Lagahetau, Oratia’s Niuean-Kiwi editorial director, the Moana Oceania Series aims to address the lack of good reading materials about the South Pacific not only in English but also in local languages.
They make it happen: a salute to Oratia’s contributors
When a book is published, it's rightly the author (and oftentimes illustrator) that receive kudos and publicity, and have their photos on our website and in the media. The core team that runs Oratia Books (Alessandra, Belinda, Carolyn and Peter) are also profiles on the website and get to bask in the reflected glory of every new title or reprint. Beyond that, though, are a range of dedicated individuals at work to ensure our books are well edited, designed, printed, promoted, distributed and sold. At the risk of missing someone out, here's an end-of-year shout out to the folks whose work behind the scenes has enabled our 2022 books to reach the world:
Māui — Sun Catcher and Rona Moon return in more affordable paperbacks
Māui – Sun Catcher / Māui – Te Kaihao i te Rā Tim Tipene Illustrated by Zak Waipara Translated by Rob Ruha Rona Moon / Ko Rona Māhina Tim Tipene Illustrated by Theresa Reihana Translated by Stephanie Huriana Fong Paperback editions of Tim Tipene's retelling of two traditional stories are now in print, offering these fully bilingual English and Te Reo editions in a more affordable format. The paperback editions are priced at $22.99, a 12% reduction from the previous hardback books.