Recounts how Maui uses his magical powers to slow the path of the sun across the sky, thus allowing crops more time to grow, fishermen more time to fish, and children more time to play.
Oceania
Materials from Oceania
Na ‘Olelo Noeau No Na Keiki: Words of Wisdom for Children
This book is about the words of wisdom from Hawaiian culture.
The Legend Of La’ieikawai (A Latitude 20 Book)
The twins La’ieikawai and La’ielohelohe are separated at birth but remain linked by their great beauty and a series of unscrupulous admirers and fickle husbands. Eventually the sisters are reunited with the help of a colorful cast of characters, including a man-eating lizard, a “cosmic” spider, and a giant bird, and find happiness at last in each other’s company. This timeless ka’ao, or legend, of long ago is lovingly retold and illustrated here by renowned Island artist and storyteller Dietrich Varez.
Ka-Hala-O-Puna, Ka U’i O Manoa: The Beauty Of Manoa
According to an ancient Hawiian legend, Kahalaopuna was the beautiful girl of the rainbow from the famed Valley of Manoa on O’ahu. She was betrothed to marry a chief named Kauhi, whose heart was turned by lies. As the story unfolds, we come to understand two Hawaiian truths, that of pono, righteousness, and aloha, mercy.
Hawaiian Tales Of Heroes And Champions
Twelve traditional Hawaiian tales record the exploits of heroes with supernatural powers.
O Lunalilo
Lunalilo, born William Charles Lunalilo, was the sixth monarch of the Hawaiʻi from January 8, 1873 until February 3, 1874.
To Find The Way (A Kolowalu Book)
Using his knowledge of the sea and stars, Vahi-roa the navigator guides a group of Tahitians aboard a great canoe to the unknown islands of Hawaii.
Maui and the Secret of Fire
Måaui forces the mud hens to tell him the secret of how to make fire.
Stolen
Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty–rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar–pays for Gemma’s drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what’s happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare–or die trying to fight it.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 4, Issue 1
Factotum
Rossamund Bookchild stands accused of not truly being a human at all, but of being a monster. Even the protection of Europe, the Branden Rose the most feared and renowned monster-hunter in all the Half-Continent might not be enough to save him. Powerful forces move against them both, intent on capturing Rossamund whose existence some believe may hold the secret to perpetual youth.