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New offerings from Tahanan Books!

Now available:

  My First Big Map of the Philippines
Graphics by Tracy David

Introductory poster for ages 2 to 7
18 X 24 • One-sided printing • Full-color



  BAREFOOT IN FIRE
A World War II Childhood

by Barbara-Ann Gamboa Lewis
Pictures by Barbara Pollak

Read the powerful true story of a young girl growing up in Manila in the early 1940s. Barbara Ann Gamboa-Lewis gives an unflinching, candid portrayal of her pre-teen years set against the backdrop of a war that tested to the edge the wills of men, women and children alike. Barbara Pollak's charming drawings perfectly capture the highs and lows of Lewis's unforgettable childhood.

Autobiographical novel for ages 9 and up
Language: English
5.5 x 8 • Black-and-white



  NGALANG PINOY
A Primer on Filipino Wordplay

Selected and edited by
Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz
Photographed and illustrated by Dindo Llana
Additional photography by Dindin Najera

Welcome to Pinoyland, where every pun is gleefully intended! Only in the Philippines will you bump into a hair salon named Felix d' Cut, a money-changer unabashedly named Starbucks, and a Japanese takeout restaurant named Ta-ke Ho-me. Whether blithely copying the West or thumbing their nose at Webster, Pinoys are celebrated in this book as marvelous innovators of language.

Companion volume to the runaway bestseller You Know You're Filipino If... A Pinoy Primer
Gift book for adults
Language: Filipino-English



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