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MĀUI HOOKS THE ISLANDS written by Gabrielle Ahuli‘i, illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong
Part of the board book series Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones, Māui Hooks the Islands introduces kids ages 0-4 to one of Hawai‘i’s best-known legends about Māui the demigod who fished up the Hawaiian islands using a magic fishing hook.
Māui is a popular trickster demigod known throughout the Pacific whose many stories are full of adventure and mischief. In simple, poetic language, this origin story gives small kids a taste of Hawai‘i’s rich history of storytelling. The five other titles in the series are: Māui Slows the Sun, Hina, Pele Finds a Home, Naupaka, and Hi‘iaka Battles the Wind—all legends that will give kids a wider view of Hawaiian culture, history, and its natural world.
5 x 6 inches 16 pages $8.95 ISBN978-1-933067-76-6