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'Na Keda Vuata – Our Fruits' is a Fiji Children's book written entirely in Fijian for children aged 6 to 7 years old. Written by the late Mrs. Vika Maloni, from RFTA - Retired Fijian Teachers Association, with illustrations by Anare Somumu. It has 14 pages.

This book was written by Fijian teachers for teachers or parents - its intended use is in a classroom setting which is why it is A3 size with large font and bright illustrations. It can be placed on an easel in the front of the classroom and read to children who can view easily. It can also be enjoyed at home or anywhere outside of the classroom where children would want to read or hear Fijian stories.

Na Keda Vuata Book Description

In Fiji we are fortunate in the abundance of fruits that we can harvest right throughout the year. The ten fruits listed in this book are all sweet and luscious to consume, and most of them can be made into dessert (banana) and jam.

The story hopes to create awareness and appreciation of the environment around us and all the goodness it provides in the abundance of the various tropical fruits that we have readily available in Fiji.

IIS, RFTA & FTA - 10 books in the series

This series of 10 books has been put together by the Institute of Indigenous Studies (IIS) Fiji Ltd, which, in the main, is made up of RFTA (retired Fijian Teachers Association- teachers who have retired from teaching). RFTA is a Branch of Fijian Teachers Association, FTA.

All IIS books in this series

• Na Keda Vuata - Our Fruits
• Na Loga Ni Voivoi Nei Bubu Salote - The Pandanus Plantation of Grandmother Salote
• Na Qoli Vonu - Catching Turtles
• Jone Na Dautataro - Jone The Kind Considerate Boy
• O Mosese Kei Viliame - Mosese & Viliame
• Na Siganisucu Nei Marica - Marica’s Birthday
• O Iratou Na Veitavaleni - The Three Cousins
• O Tomu Kei Popi - Tom & Poppy
• Na Volivolitaki Ena Makete - Selling at the Market
• Na Sisi Ni Qele - Landslide

 

English notes that explain the illustrations and Fijian text

Page No.	Fijian Book 'Na Keda Vuata – Our Fruits' - Illustration Notes in English
Page 4:	We have many fruits and they are all sweet when they are ripe
Page 5:	Guava and Mango. Ripe Guava can be made into jam.
Page 6:	Ripe bananas are sweet. It can be used as a dessert, and also made into jam.
Page 7:	Melons are pinkish red when ripe. Are useful during hot weather.
Page 8:	Pineapple is rough on the outside. It makes a good sweet drink.
Page 9:	This ripe pawpaw is sweet. It can be made into jam.
Page 10:	This is called Pacific apple. (wi) It can also be made into jam.
Page 11:	This mandarin is a good drink.
Page 12:	This fruit is called Pacific lychee. It is good to eat. The fruit comes out during the Christmas period.
Page 13:	This is rose apple (kavika). When ripe the colour is pinkish red. It has seeds.
Page 14:	We have only covered some fruits from the many that we have available.

 

Fiji Author - Late Mrs. Vika A. Maloni

Originally from Dama in Bua, she taught at many primary schools in Fiji before becoming a lecturer at Nasinu Teachers College. She worked at the Schools Broadcast Unit and the Curriculum Development Unit of the Ministry of Education before retiring. Mrs. Maloni wrote a number of books in English and Fijian for Fiji schools, one of which is “Na Noda Bula na iTaukei” (2004).

She was a specialist in writing lyrics and composing songs and meke. She composed the lyrics and taught a number of traditional meke (dances) for special occasions for various schools and organizations like Adi Cakobau School, Ratu Kadavulevu School, Corpus Christi College and the Fijian Teachers’ Association.

Pacific Vegan Cookbook

Award-winning cookbook Pacific Vegan, by Vittoria Pasca, is proudly 100% plant-based so that Pacific fruits and vegetables can get the spotlight they deserve.

Vittoria, a Suva-based nutritionist, has been teaching healthy cooking classes with Fijian plants since 2017 and decided to write her own cookbook in order to share her knowledge with a broader audience.

In June 2022 the cookbook won the 'Best in the World' award for Fiji in the South Pacific category at the World Cookbook Fair - Gourmand International - at the Gourmand Awards in Umea, Sweden. That's testament to what a wonderful cookbook it is, packed with delicious, nutritious recipes and beautiful pictures of the dishes. It's simply stunning as you can see from the beautiful illustrations and pictures.

Excerpt from page 3:

"In the South Pacific we're really blessed with an amazing quality and variety of local produce, and this is great not only for our health, but also for our taste buds. Whether you're transitioning towards a plant-based diet or looking for inspiration on how to eat more local produce, this book will support you in your journey. All the recipes have been designed to be healthy, tasty and nutritious. To show you that healthy eating is not at all boring and can actually be delicious. Bonus: all the dishes are completely free from cholesterol (as plants don't contain it...)!"

Seven Pacific Plants are the focus of the cookbook

The plant-based cookbook focuses on seven Pacific plants as below. Pacific Vegan describes their nutritional benefits and explains how to prepare them in ways that are healthier and better preserve their nutrients. The cookbook contains over 40 healthy and creative fusion recipes made from local ingredients from the Pacific. They are largely low-fat, low-sugar and completely free from cholesterol

• Taro
• Sweet potato
• Breadfruit
• Watercress
• Cassava
• Coconut
• Pineapple

 

About Vittoria Pasca

Vittoria Pasca is an Italian nutritionist and healthy food blogger specialized in vegetarian and sports dietetics. She lives in Suva, Fiji, where she created Healthy Eating Fiji, a business promoting healthy nutrition and lifestyles.

She likes cooking with local plants and creating nutritious recipes that she shares on her blog and Facebook page, Healthy Eating Fiji. She combines different ingredients to make sure meals are balanced and nutrients are well absorbed.

She is the co-founder and lead organiser of VegFest Fiji, a festival promoting plant-based diets and the consumption of local fruits and vegetables.

She is also a certified Lifestyle Medicine professional.

Delivered in Fiji - Suva, Nadi, Lautoka, Ba, Coral Coast, Pacific Harbour etc.

What better way to share memories with Fiji loved ones than to send them a special photo in a beautiful photo frame? You can email us your photo for printing and framing, we will deliver it in Fiji with a hand-written gift note. This is such a special gift, especially if you can't join loved ones at the moment.

The photo frame pictured is a medium wood grain style, 7 inches by 5 inches, which can be used for 7x5 inch landscape or portrait photo. Other frame colours depend on availability - please email us to check. The options are medium wood grain (pictured), pale wood grain, brown, grey or black.

Photo size and frame

The photo frame is 7 by 5 inches and can be landscape or portrait photo. We require an image that is high resolution so that it can be printed out in good quality. If low resolution images are sent we are unable to improve the quality, print quality depends entirely on the quality of the photo provided. Photos will be cropped to fit the 7x5 frame in either landscape or portrait, as per your preference via email.

Fiji framed photo printing delivery can take 2 to 4 working days to organise depending on delivery location. Please pre-order if you have a specific date in mind and let us know the date in the 'Comment' section of the Cart.

Delivery in Fiji

In the 'Shipping Options' section after entering the Shipping address in the Cart, please ensure you select the correct Shipping Option for your location. E.g. for Suva select 'Suva Courier Delivery', Ba select 'Ba Courier Delivery, etc. The correct Shipping Option must be selected so that we can deliver to that location.

Super deluxe Fiji Indian Sweets (Mithai) by Bhikha Bhai delivered in Fiji. The Hamper pack is a largest Mithai Gift box, filled with delicious items. It contains 52 pieces with 13 different varieties.

Delivered only in Fiji. Delivery takes 2 to 3 working days (Monday to Friday) in Fiji. Please give us as much notice as possible as delivery to Vanua Levu, Taveuni and other islands can take longer.

Bhikha Bhai Indian Sweets (Mithai) Hamper Pack contains:

• 52 pieces, 13 varieties:
• 4 yellow barfi, 4 twin colour barfi, 4 white barfi, 4 chocolate barfi, 4 coconut barfi, 4 coffee barfi, 4 ginger barfi, 4 Mohanthar, 4 Fiji Penda, 4 Yellow Penda, 4 Gulab Jaman, 4 Bundi Laddu, 4 Khaja

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I Love You Bubble Balloon with 6 mini balloons inside - 3 silver and 3 red. A beautiful gift to show your love for that special someone. Delivered in Fiji.

Please note we usually do this balloon with gold and red balloons, however we are currently out of stock of the gold so we do silver and red balloons instead.

With the writing 'I Love You' in red on the Bubble balloon. 24" Balloon, air filled.

Delivered in Fiji only. Takes 2/3 working days for Fiji Gift Deliveries as the balloons are made to order and we need time to organise.

Please select your delivery location in the 'Shipping options' section to ensure the correct delivery service is selected. E.g. for Suva deliveries, select 'Suva Courier Delivery'. We cannot organise delivery unless we receive the correct shipping option for the delivery location. You can email us if you are unsure of the delivery address and which shipping option to select.

Bubble balloon contains:

• 24" Bubble Balloon, air filled, with 6 mini-balloons inside: 3 red, 3 gold
• Writing 'I Love You' in red on the Bubble Balloon.
• Gold bow and red ribbon underneath the balloon