Fairy Tales from the Pacific Islands
Fairy Tales from the Pacific Islands

Author: Alexander Wyclif Reed

Publisher: Raupo

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780589000509

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More than ten thousand islands are dotted over the Pacific Ocean. Some are tiny coral atolls where a few coconut palms cling to the soil, and the only sound is music made by the wind and the waves. On some of the larger coral islands there are villages of brown-skinned people who live mostly on fish, coconuts and a few vegetable roots. Other islands are volcanic, towering thousands of feet into the blue sky, with slopes clad in jungle green, and swiftly flowing rivers. No matter whether the islanders live far to the north or far to the south, in the east or in the west, whether they live by sea or far inland in the dense jungle, they love to tell stories of how the world was made, and of adventures that happened long ago. The magic of the sea is in their tales.

Pacific Island Legends
Pacific Island Legends

Author: Bo Flood

Publisher: Bess Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781573060844

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A collection of forty-three traditional and historical stories from the Pacific Islands, New Zealand, and Australia.

The Coral Island
The Coral Island

Author: R. M. Ballantyne

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2019-11-22

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean relates the adventures of three boys marooned on a South Pacific island. The story is told from the perspective of 15-year-old Ralph Rover, one of three boys shipwrecked on the coral reef of a large but uninhabited Polynesian island. Ralph and his two companions – 18-year-old Jack Martin and 13-year-old Peterkin Gay – are the sole survivors of the shipwreck. At first, boys have to manage how to feed themselves, what to drink, and how the resolve clothing and shelter, coping with having to rely on their own resources. As the boys adopt to the situation, they start dealing with new difficulties, such as conflicting with pirates, fighting with native Polynesians, and dealing with Christian missionaries and their conversion efforts.