Bøger af Beth Greenway

On the first day of hula my kumu gave to me a hula bag from a hala tree. 'Ukulele strum and 'uli'uli fly. Bamboo sticks and ginger lei fill the dancer's hula bag. This local twist on the famous song will have you swaying to the island beat. Count from one to twelve and learn more about the various implements a hula dancer uses.

A local version of the classic fable about a little red hen with a happier ending. The hen in this story decides to cook some 'ulu in an imu. As she sets about digging the hole, gathering lava rocks and banana leaves, she asks her friends the cat, dog, and pig to help. But at every step, they each say they are too busy to help.

-Nani learns that there is more to being a princess than fine clothes when a real Hawaiian princess comes to save the town of Hilo from Mauna Loa's volcanic lava flow. Based on the historical events of the 1880-1881 eruption of Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawai'i---