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Blue Skin of the Sea
• Graham Salisbury
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A wonderful coming-of-age novel for young adults, set in a Hawaiian fishing village in the 1950s and 60s.
(HWI83, $6.50)
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Dance for the Aina
• Clemence McLaren
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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McLaren has written an excellent novel for young adults about a 12 year-old girl who moves to Hawaii and learns about her heritage through difficult personal experience.
(HWI203, $9.95)
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Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits
• Caren Loebel-Fried
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Ancient legends are brought to life in sixty beautiful block prints, many vibrantly colored, and narrated in a lively "read-aloud" style, just as storytellers of old may have told them hundreds of years ago.
(HWI202, $19.95)
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Hawaiian Myths of Earth, Sea, and Sky
• Marilyn Kahalewai
• Vivian L. Thompson
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A rich collection of 12 traditional Hawaiian myths, including creation stories and folklore..
(HWI206, $9.95)
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Hawaiian Tales of Heroes and Champions
• Vivian L. Thompson
• Herbert Kawainui Kane
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Children and adults alike will delight in these tales of trickster spirits who roam the islands.
(HWI205, $11.95)
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Hawaiian Word Book
• Robin Yoko Burningham
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• FAMILY
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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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Into The Volcano, A Volcano Researcher at Work
• Donna O'Meara
• NATURAL HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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O'Meara's lively, illustrated eyewitness account of adventures in volcanology including Kilauea in Hawaii, Arenal in Costa Rica, Pacaya in Guatemala, and Stromboli off the coast of Italy.
(GEO39, $9.95)
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Kawelo, Roving Chief
• Vivian L. Thompson
• Patricia A. Wozniak
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Learn the legend of the adventurous young Kawelo, chief of Kauai Island.
(HWI204, $9.95)
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The Last Princess, The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawaii
• Fay Stanley
• Diane Stanley
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A moving biography of the last Hawaiian princess, who fought to retain her nation's sovereignty. For readers ages 7 to 11.
(HWI78, $17.99)
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The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
• Phillip Hoose
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An engaging and well-researched history of the ivory-billed woodpecker, and the struggles surrounding its survival. It's a suspenseful and entertaining book about modern conservation and environmental issues for middle-school readers.
(BRD30, $21.00)
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Rage of Fire
• Gloria Skurzynski
• Alane Ferguson
• MYSTERY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Jack, Ashley, and their parents visit Hawaii where they meet a Vietnamese boy who is going to live with his American grandfather whom he has never met, and are pursued by the goddess Pele.
(HWI212, $5.95)
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Remember Pearl Harbor
• Thomas B. Allen
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Historic photographs and survivor accounts are incorporated into this short commemoration of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, geared for middle school children.
(HWI71, $19.95)
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Sand to Sea, Marine Life of Hawaii
• Ed Robinson
• Ann Fielding
• Stephanie Feeney
• NATURAL HISTORY
• FAMILY
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An illustrated introduction to the animal and plant life you'll find on the beaches, tide pools and reefs of Hawaii. Geared to both kids and adults.
(HWI61, $13.95)
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Stowaway
• Karen Hesse
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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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Under the Blood Red Sun
• Graham Salisbury
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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. The book is a sensitive treatment of a grave collision of cultures, geared for kids ages 9 to 12.
(HWI79, $6.50)
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Voyage to the Volcano
• Judith Bauer Stamper
• SCIENCE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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From the popular Magic School Bus series. Ms. Frizzle takes her class to Hawaii, for an explosive tour of a live volcano.
(HWI211, $4.99)
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