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Poto series

The Poto series is a set of storybooks in Gagana Sāmoa and Lea Faka-Tonga.

These resources help to grow and enhance Pacific learners’ language and literacy capabilities, which support teachers to work in partnership with families and Pacific communities.
The Poto book series is designed for learners from Years 4 to 8.

Title	Overview	PDF version for download
	A nine-year-old boy’s homework involves asking his family about any myths or legends they know. With his mum’s help, he contacts his grandparents in Sāmoa and Tonga and, via computer, they share traditional stories with him.	Fa‘asoa i Talatu‘u ma Fāgogo (PDF, 3 MB)
	In this play two eight-year-olds are helping their parents run stalls at a Saturday market. It turns out that quite lot of mathematics is involved.	‘O le Māketi o Aso To‘ona‘i (PDF, 2 MB)
	In this graphic novel-style autobiography students learn the childhood and career of Māngere-born comic book artist Michel Mulipola.	‘O le Malaga Fa‘alemāfaufau a le Tusiata Komi (PDF, 3 MB)
	An eight-year-old girl in a bilingual class at her school helps her mum learn a grace to say at a work function.	'O le Tatalo (PDF, 2 MB)
	Ten-year-old Meleane Lupe loses her family when a tsunami strikes Niuatoputapu. Her uncle and his Samoan wife in New Zealand adopt her, and Meleane moves to Māngere.	'O Lo'u 'Āiga (PDF, 3 MB)
	In this non-fiction book students meet two New Zealand scientists: research scientist Professor Palatasa Havea, and plant pathologist Amy Maslen-Miller.	Pē Fia ‘Avea ‘Oe ma Saienitisi? (PDF, 3 MB)
	This play retells the fāgogo (legend) of Sina and the Eel. Gus Sinaumea Hunter’s illustrations suggest ways in which the play might be performed by students.	'O le Fāgogo 'iā Sina ma le Tuna (PDF, 2 MB)
	In this non-fiction book, Dr Caroline Lolegi Vercoe introduces students to the meaning behind some of the patterns they will encounter on siapo. She explores how contemporary artists, such as Fatu Feu‘u and Michel Tuffery, use siapo patterns in their artwork.	‘O le Mamanu o le Siapo (PDF, 4 MB)
	After Grandma passes away, Grandpa moves from Auckland to Christchurch to live with his son and his family. One day, when Grandpa takes his grandson fishing, he shares a secret – “When we used to go fishing, your grandma was the one who usually caught most of the fish!”	'O se Mea Fa'alilolilo a Pati (PDF, 3 MB)

Pasifika dual language books

The Pasifika dual language resources are designed to support the early language and literacy learning of Pasifika new entrant students in English-medium classrooms. Teacher and parent support material accompanies these resources. Many of the dual language books are available as PDFs and all the books are available as MP3 audio files. All of these resources are accessible from the Literacy Online website.

Storybooks supporting Mua Ō! An Introduction to Gagana Sāmoa

These teacher support materials below accompany the six storybooks developed especially to support the Learning Languages Series resource Mua Ō! An Introduction to Gagana Sāmoa. Each story gives students opportunities to extend their language and cultural knowledge and to practise reading the target language of specific units in Mua Ō!

The entire document of teacher support materials can be downloaded from the bottom of this page.

Title	Overview	Links to Mua Ō! An Introduction to Gagana Sāmoa	Teacher support materials
Tālofa, ‘O ā Mai ‘Oe?	A story about two students who are followed by a family pet as they go to school.	Matā‘upu 2	Storybook 1 (Word 2007, 27 kB)
‘O Lea e iai a‘u Mea ia e Fai	A humorous story about a boy who cheekily avoids having to do his chores.	Matā‘upu 6	Storybook 2 (Word 2007, 24 kB)
‘O le Lā‘au o le Tau	A story about a boy who comes to New Zealand from Sāmoa and is introduced to the different seasons in New Zealand through the tree in the backyard.	Matā‘upu 11	Storybook 3 (Word 2007, 24 kB)
‘O Fea o O‘e e Tiga?	A story about a classroom activity in which two girls are role-playing an injured grandmother and a first-aid expert.	Matā‘upu 12	Storybook 4 (Word 2007, 26 kB)
‘O le Pūlou Pīniki	A story of a typical teenage girl who is looking for clothes to wear and asks her mother where every piece of clothing is.	Matā‘upu 13	Storybook 5 (Word 2007, 23 kB)
‘O Junior ‘o le Ui‘i	A story about the youngest child in the family, who finds it difficult to keep up with his older brothers and sisters.	Matā‘upu 15	Storybook 6 (Word 2007, 24 kB)