Region: Hawaii

Wailana the Waterbug

By Book Importer | Published: February 7, 2012

Wailana the waterbug woke up each day, to be with her friends, to go out and play.
What a joy to be seen, all the cheers and the smiles, waterbugs followed the parade on for miles.
All through the Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall Wailana’s parades would bring laughter to all!

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Rhymes/songs » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Tales of Tutu Nene and Nele

By Book Importer | Published: February 7, 2012

The lives of endangered species always hang in delicate balance and this tale will help young children appreciate their ongoing struggle to survive.

Other Descriptors: Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Kung Fooey

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Fourth-grader Cal learns a lot about teasing and standing up for others when a weird new student joins his class, while Stella, the tenth-grader who lives with Cal’s family to help his mother, practices for her driving test.

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Calvin Coconut: Hero of Hawaii

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

Hawaii boy Calvin Coconut has come up with the best idea ever for his sister Darci’s birthday party. But a huge tropical storm hits the islands and threatens everything. It rains and rains. And rains.The river next to Calvin’s house rises high. When Calvin’s friend Willy falls into the raging water, Calvin grabs his skiff [...]

Other Descriptors: Oceania, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather’s Story

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

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. They go everywhere together, sharing island stories and experiences. But there is one story his grandfather has yet to share and [...]

Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Duke’s Olympic Feet

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Duke Kahanamoku was the twentieth century’s top waterman, and is known as the “father of international surfing.” The first Hawaiian to win an Olympic gold medal, Duke represented the United States in the Olympic Games in 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1932, winning gold, silver and bronze medals. Born in 1890, Duke grew up next to [...]

Other Descriptors: Biography, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Healing Water: A Hawaiian Story

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When thirteen-year-old Pia is sent to Hawaii’s leprosy settlement on Molokai Island in the 1860s, he chooses anger and self-reliance as his means of survival, but the faithful example of other villagers and one remarkable priest threaten to destroy his desire for revenge.

Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Night of the Howling Dogs

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

DYLAN’S SCOUT TROOP goes camping in Halape, a remote spot below the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The only thing wrong with the weekend on a beautiful, peaceful beach is Louie, a tough older boy. Louie and Dylan just can’t get along.That night an earthquake rocks the camp, and then a wave rushes [...]

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

How to Catch a Fish

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Thirteen linked verses and handsome, mood-drenched paintings show how we catch fish–from New England to the Arctic, to Japan and Namibia and beyond.  This lovely picture book–about fishing, geography, people and customs, and the bond between parent and child fishing together–will appeal to everyone who’s cast a line in the water.

Other Descriptors: Canada, International, Ireland, Japan, Namibia, New Calendonia (France), Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9), Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Grandma Calls Me Beautiful

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A companion to the best-selling Mama, Do You Love Me? and Papa, Do You Love Me?, this beautiful book captures the unique bond that exists between grandmother and grandchild. A Hawaiian grandmother tells her granddaughter a favorite story about how much she loves her.

Other Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment