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THREE HAWAIIAN LEGENDS • A PRIMER THE MAUI STORIES written by Gabrielle Ahuli‘i, illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong A collection of three Hawaiian legends that introduce young readers to Māui the demigod and his mother, Hina, Goddess of the Moon--Māui Hooks the Islands, Māui Slows the Sun, and Hina--with text in English and Hawaiian. Also available as separate board books for toddlers, this bilingual English and Hawaiian collection presented in larger, picture book size, is for kids in kindergarten through second grade and will appeal to parents and teachers for story time read-alouds. Also perfect for kids learning Hawaiian. Māui Hooks the Islands introduces kids 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. Māui Slows the Sun introduces kids about the legend of how Māui was able to lengthen day time so his mother could dry her kapa. The sun has been racing across the sky, preventing people from finishing their daily chores. Māui decides to confront the sun and races up Haleakalā to greet him as he rises. Using his olonā rope, Māui lassoes one of the sun’s rays, holds him tight, and convinces him to slow his travels across the sky so Māui’s mother may have time to dry her kapa and people can enjoy the daylight longer. The sun compromises and says he will slow his pace for half the year (summer) yet speed up the other half (winter). Hina introduces kids to the goddess of the moon, of kapa, and of the sacred ‘ōh‘ia lehua tree. Hina is a story of patience, peace, and above all, love. Known for her love of the people of Hawai‘i, we still pay tribute to her by calling the moon mahina. 8 x 9 inches 60 pages $16.95 ISBN 978-1-949000-26-9 |
