Hawaii | Hawaii
Sep.14.2009
When an unidentified plane crashes on the remote Hawaiian island of Niihau, the islanders have no idea that it is a Japanese Zero, and that the pilot, who survives the landing, has just bombed Pearl Harbor. Niihau has no phones, electricity, or modern conveniences -- an idyllic isolation made...
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Mar.31.2009
Written by Elaine Masters,
Illustrated by Tammy Yee
A dreamy adventure about Koa, a little Hawaiian boy who would rather play outside than fall asleep. Koa soon finds himself befriended by an owl, or Pueo, who takes him on a magical exploration of the island's wildlife. Under the watchful gaze of...
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Mar.15.2009
Baby Honu is a tiny green sea turtle. What can he do to rescue a beached dolphin? Follow Baby Honu as he persuades a moray eel, a porcupinefish, a shark and even a humpback whale to help him in his quest. Young children learn that even the smallest efforts can cascade into meaningful consequences...
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Mar.15.2009
Written by 'Uilani Goldsberry, Illustrated by Tammy Yee
Completing Sleeping Bear Press's acclaimed Discover America State by State series is A is for Aloha: A Hawaii Alphabet. The landscape of Hawaii is as exotic as its history and people. Written and illustrated by native Hawaiian U'ilani...
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Mar.14.2009
Where else in the world is A for A'ama, B for Bon dance, and C for Chinese lion? Only in Hawai'i nei!
Dedicated to the keiki of Hawai'i, Island-Style Alphabet celebrates Hawai'i's local culture with familiar island sights. A helpful addendum encourages children to search for hidden alphabet objects...
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Mar.14.2009
Baby Honu has just hatched from his egg. Will he find the courage to face sand crabs and sea birds on his perilous journey to the sea? And what wondrous creatures will he encounter in the ocean? With a helpful glossary to educate children about Hawaiian marine life.
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Mar.14.2009
By Award-Winning Author Anthony Fredericks, Illustrated by Tammy Yee
April 1, 1946--an enormous tsunami wave strikes Hilo, Hawaii, causing death and destruction. Even those islanders who are fortunate to have survived find their lives forever altered.
Young Kimo loves his grandfather very much--...
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Mar.14.2009
Did you know...
That Kilauea has spewed enough lava to fill more than a million Olympic-sized swimming pools? That a newborn humpack whale calf drinks one hundred gallons of milk a day? Or that twenty-seven Waimea Canyons stretched end to end can fit into the Grand Canyon? Children learn about the...
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Jul.06.2008
What if you got away from it all—and then it all got away from you?
When her husband gets a new job, Marissa Price leaves the island of Manhattan for the island of Hawaii. Paradise seems like the perfect place to find herself, save her marriage, and reconnect with her daughter. But Marissa...
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