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South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 398.2996 VAREZ 2001
1 available

2) Punia and the King of Sharks: a Hawaiian folktale

Author

Wardlaw, Lee

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 398.2996 WAR 1997
1 available

Description

Clever Punia, a Hawaiian fisherman's son, finds different ways to trick the King of Sharks and take his tasty lobsters away from him.

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3) Sumorella: a Hawai`i Cinderella story

Author

Takayama, Sandi

Publisher

Bess Press

Pub. Date

c1997

Language

English

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Duncan/Traner Community Library - Children's Picture Books
J E TAK
1 available

Description

A boy gets help from a magical friend to compete in a sumo wrestling exhibition in this Hawaiian version of Cinderella.

4) The woman in the moon: a story from Hawai'i

Author

Rattigan, Jama Kim

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

c1996

Language

English

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Duncan/Traner Community Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 398.2996 RAT 1996
1 available

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Description

Retells the ancient Polynesian story of how Hina, the best tapa-maker, rises above the restrictions placed on most women and goes to live in the moon.

5) The Shark God

Author

Martin, Rafe

Publisher

Arthur A. Levine Books

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 398.2996 MAR 2001
1 available

Description

Because they freed a shark caught in a net, the fearsome Shark God rescues a brother and sister from the cruel king's imprisonment and helps them find a new, peaceful kingdom across the sea.

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6) Kapaemahu

Author

Wong-Kalu, Hinaleimoana

Publisher

Kokila

Pub. Date

2022.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Picture Books
HAWAIIAN J E WONGKA 2022
1 available

Description

Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers.