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HAWAIIAN ADVENTURE
For Kids
Remember Pearl Harbor
• Thomas B. Allen
HISTORY •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Historic photographs and survivor accounts are incorporated into this short commemoration of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Although the book is geared to a middle school audience, it's written by a prominent war historian and offers much in terms of interviews with witnesses and images of the monumental attack.
(HWI71, $19.95) |
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Stowaway
• Karen Hesse
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
For this novel, renowned children's author Karen Hesse imagines the voyages of Captain Cook (including landings in Australia and New Zealand), from the point of view of a young stowaway named Nicholas. Ages 9-14.
(OCE81, $6.99) |
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The Last Princess, The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawaii
• Fay Stanley
• Diane Stanley
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1991 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Ka'iulani was raised to rule, but she never got the chance. Instead, her island nation was annexed by the United States government, in spite of President Grover Cleveland's promise to respect Hawaii's sovereignty. (He must have crossed his fingers.) This is a beautifully illustrated, beautifully told, rather sad story -- a good introduction to native Hawaii for readers ages 7 to 11.
(HWI78, $17.99) |
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Under the Blood Red Sun
• Graham Salisbury
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 246 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A novel set on Oahu immediately before, during and after the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor, featuring as its protagonist, a 13-year-old Japanese-American boy. Tomikazu must help his bewildered mother and grandfather while his father is interned in a mainland camp. The book is a sensitive treatment of a grave collision of cultures, geared for kids ages 9 to 12.
(HWI79, $6.99) |
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Blue Skin of the Sea
• Graham Salisbury
LITERATURE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
An excellent choice for young adults, this "novel in stories" tells of the coming-of-age of Sonny Mendoza, a Hawaiian fisherman's son who fears the ocean. Sonny, who is six when the book begins, is 17 and almost a man by the time Graham Salisbury's haunting, mythic novel winds to a close.
(HWI83, $6.99) |
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Hawaiian Word Book
• Robin Yoko Burningham
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
1997 •
PAPER
• 100 PAGES
• FAMILY
Written for readers of all ages, this book illustrates 200 Hawaiian words, grouped by categories such as Hawaiian lifestyle, family, nature, food, social life, relations and the body.
(HWI167, $19.95) |
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