Bøker av Sione Tapani Mangisi

Written in Tongan and English in parallel text, this book shares some of the author's memories about going to primary school in Kolovai, Tonga, from 1955 to 1959. When he began school children were still taught using slates, only later moving on to pen and paper. Books remained scarce. He describes the many ways the children supported each other and the importance of their friendships. One powerful memory is running away from school, daring to face the wrath of his father as well as the threat of village ghosts on his way home, and how friends rescued him from this nightmare. This is a revised edition of Manatu Melie 2: Slates and Ghosts/Makatohi mo e Tevolo with a new title, cover, and a few corrections.

This book is written in Tongan and English.Tapani Mangisi shares memories of growing up in Ha'avakatolo, Tonga, in the 1950's, where his grandfather provided sanctuary to the flying foxes in the Hihifo district.

This is a dual English Tongan language book where Sione Tapani Mangisi shares some of his memories about growing up in Tonga in the nineteen fifties. His topic is marbles, a children''s game popular when he was young. The book describes how games were set up by groups of boys under the large old mango trees in villages under complex rules that encouraged not just high levels of skill but also careful strategising to ensure that each player won as many marbles as possible. He discusses the traditional hard nut fruits that were used in pre-European times before the introduction and adoption of glass and ceramic marbles. The book idescribes the alternate games that little children and girls played and finishes with a guide to setting up your own game. There is a guide to Tongan spelling and pronunciation. It''s suitable for readers of all ages and is particularly designed for adults looking for stories about Tonga in the Tongan language to read to their children and grandchildren.

This is a Tongan language book where Sione Tapani Mangisi shares some of his memories about growing up in Tonga in the nineteen fifties. His topic is marbles, a children''s game popular when he was young. The book describes how games were set up by groups of boys under the large old mango trees in villages under complex rules that encouraged not just high levels of skill but also careful strategising to ensure that each player won as many marbles as possible. He discusses the traditional hard nut fruits that were used in pre-European times before the introduction and adoption of glass and ceramic marbles. The book idescribes the alternate games that little children and girls played and finishes with tips on setting up your own game. There is a guide to Tongan spelling and pronunciation. It''s suitable for Tongan readers of all ages and is particularly designed for adults looking for stories about Tonga in the Tongan language to read to their children and grandchildren.