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Samoan Word Book with Audio CD (Samaritan Edition)

3 reviews
Aumua Mataitusi Simanu, Luafata Simanu-Klutz

Bess Press, Inc., 1999

samoan word book review
this book is great for beginners! it is very visual and the audio cd helps tremendously with the pronunciation. i am very pleased with my purchase and very glad i found this book!

Making Eyelash Crochet Leis

6 reviews
Coryn Tanaka, May Masaki

Bess Press, Inc., 2003

Make great gifts of aloha!
I paid $35 for a beautiful red ginger "eyelash" lei while visiting Honolulu two months ago. I'm originally from Hawaii and hadn't been home in six years. I can tell you these leis can look authentic if you choose the right colors and yarn textures. This book is wonderful and easy-to-follow. However, it took me time to identify yarn types and figure out where to buy the yarns here on the ...

Sumorella: A Hawaii Cinderella Story

4 reviews
Sandi Takayama

Bess Press Inc, 1997

fun take on Cinderella!
Love the slang and "accent" in this book, illustrations are fun and wacky and in the spirit of the story, and the story is more than just replacing characters from Cindarella with Hawaiian versions like she did in Musubi Man (a much less impressive tale). Plus, it's a boy instead of a girl as the main character and I think that is a great twist for both boys and girls reading it!

Chamorro Word Book with Audio CD

1 review
Marilyn C. Salas

Bess Press, Inc., 1998

great for learning
My husband is from Guam and I purchased this in an effort to teach both our Son and my Husband. It's great for phrases to learn here and there, greetings, foods, colors etc. The pictures make it very easy to understand, I love this book

Hawaii's 2nd Spam Cookbook

1 review
A. Corum

Bess Press Inc, 2001

Celebrating healthful, local-style meals
Cookbook author and illustrator Ann Corum once again applies her culinary expertise to present a lively and unique specialty cookbook dedicated to luncheon meat recipes. This traditional canned meat is showcased in more than one hundred delicious and economical meals ranging from Fried Rice SPAM Musubi; Pita Pocket SPAM; and Chinese-Style SPAM Paella; to SPAM Quiche; Seared SPAM with Hawaiian ...

Musubi Man: Hawaii's Gingerbread Man

11 reviews
Sandi Takayama

Bess Press, Inc., 1997

children's book
This is a cute version of the Gingerbread Man books, but in the Hawaii's stand point. IT's well written, and is a hardcover book. This book made me laugh, and made me remember my childhood growing up on Maui. The Hawaiian words are written on the back of the book for a reference in case you don't know what certain words mean, very good additon to the book. My children love this book and they are ...

Hawaii's Spam Cookbook

5 reviews
Ann Kondo Corum

Bess Press Inc, 1987

SPAM no ka oi!
When I first moved away from Hawaii in 1995, my grandmother gave me this book to take along with me to Japan. In Japan, the SPAM there still has the "key" to open the cans. Anyway, I used several of the recipes such as: "SPAM MUSUBI", "Korean Style SPAM", and "Sato Shoyu SPAM" and introduced them to my Japanese colleagues who immediately fell in love with SPAM. I told my Japanese colleagues to ...

The Story of Hula

2 reviews
Carla Golembe

Bess Press, Inc., 2004

A delightful introduction to other cultures and celebrations
Carla Golembe's The Story Of Hula is a picturebook with a narrative audio CD all about the meaning and expression of the Hawaiian hula dance. Teaching young people about the origins and symbolic values behind traditional hula costume, and the power of the story behind the dance that is handed down through generations, The Story Of Hula is a delightful introduction to other cultures and ...

Vietnamese Word Book with Audio CD

1 review
Nguyen-Phan Kim-Anh

Bess Press, Inc., 1994

Good for beginners of all ages!
This book and CD has the basics for learning Vietnamese from zero. Most courses that teach Vietnamese skip the basic stuff like the alphabet, counting and colors. That leaves beginners at a disadvantage as the French messed with the Vietnamese alphabet, hence the diacritical marks and missing letters (from English). If you try to pronounce Vietnamese letters and letter combinations as they appear ...

Field Guide to Caves and Karst of Guam

3 reviews
Danko Taborosi

Bess Press, Inc., 2004

Excellent Book - I have one in my library.
Field Guide to Caves and Karst of Guam by Danko Taborosi is an excellent contribution to Guam's history. It accounts for the caves and karst of the island, in a way that is academic, scientific and yet a helpful guide for all who want to explore the island's natural features. Outdoor activities should be encouraged but not at the expense of safety, and this book conveys the inherent dangers ...

Pupus: An Island Tradition

4 reviews
Sachi Fukuda

Bess Press Inc, 1995

Simply wonderful and exotic
Born and raised in Hawaii, Sachi Fukuda gives cooking demonstrations, conducts cooking classes, and is dedicated to experimenting with recipes -- especially those which are ethnically relevant to Hawaiian cuisine's impressive diversity. Her latest cookbook, Pupus: An Island Tradition is a 170-page compendium of delicious, nutritious, palate pleasing and kitchen friendly recipes divided into ...

Balikbayan

1 review
Michelle Cruz Skinner

Bess Press, Inc., 2008

Emotional, Introspective Filipino Stories
Balikbayan is a compilation of eleven short stories, set in the Philippines, colored with the accounts and experiences of Skinner's youth and adulthood. These stories were originally published in 1986, but the modern edition I read is printed by Bess Press and is available for sale here on Amazon. These stories provide intimate perspectives that will resonate with you, even if you're not of ...

Filipino Word Book with Audio CD
Teresita V. Ramos, Josie Clausen

Bess Press, Inc., 1993

Captioned in Tagalog, Ilokano, and English, the Filipino Word Book is a fully illustrated introduction to Philippine languages and culture. Designed to help language students build and enrich their vocabulary in Tagalog and Ilokano. A perfect text for ESL study.

Hawaiian Country Tables: Vintage Recipes for Today's Cook
Kaui Philpotts

Bess Press Inc, 1998

Take a nostalgic peek at traditions in island hospitality and learn to make new recipes with local foods.

Hawaiian Alphabet (Island Alphabet Books)

1 review
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning

Bess Press, Inc., 2004

A small, simple but delightful little book
Hawaiian Alphabet is a small yet delightful hardcover children's picturebook featuring full color illustrations of various Hawaiian words. Each word is accompanied by a picture that leaves no room for doubt as to what the word is, such as "wawae" for "foot." Not all letters of the English alphabet are represented; Hawaiian Alphabet is as much a Hawaiian vocabulary builder as it is an English ...

Tattooing in the Marshall Islands
Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Bess Press, Inc, 2009

The first scholarly compilation on the history, progression and demise of the traditionally intricate art of Marshallese tattooing. This book richly documents this type of tattooing as an art, describing its incredible ornamental and elaborate execution. In addition, the text also portrays the conventional social context in which tattooing needs to be seen, along with where and why tattoos are specifically placed.

Endangered Animals of Hawaii Coloring Book
Patrick Ching

Bess Press Inc, 1997

Father Damien: Hawaii's Saint
Peggy Chun Galleries

Bess Press, Inc, 2009

This full color world manga style book illustrates Father Damien's life, beginning in Belgium and ending in Moloka'i, Hawai'i. This story vividly unfolds as it depicts the challenges and hardships he encountered leading up to and during his selfless dedication to the victims of Hansen's Disease. This miracle worker's story is known around the world, and continues with his canonization into sainthood in October '09. Enhancing this already ...

Chamorro Alphabet (Island Alphabet Books)
Lori Phillips

Bess Press, Inc., 2004

Learn the Chamorro alphabet using this book, featuring children's artwork from the US-affliliated Pacific. Part of the Island Alphabet series, the book contains a word list with English translations.

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