Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds write by Caren Loebel-Fried. This book was released on 2021-05-31. Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Winner of the 2021 Silver Medal for Best Illustrator, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards On a school trip to Honolulu’s Bishop Museum, Manu and his classmates are excited to see an ancient skirt made with a million yellow feathers from the ‘ō‘ō, a bird native to Hawai‘i that had gone extinct long ago. Manu knew his full name, Manu‘ō‘ōmauloa, meant “May the ‘ō‘ō bird live on” but never understood: Why was he named after a native forest bird that no longer existed? Manu told his parents he wanted to know more about ‘ō‘ō birds and together they searched the internet. The next day, his teacher shared more facts with the class. There was so much to learn! As his mind fills with new discoveries, Manu has vivid dreams of his namesake bird. After a surprise visit to Hawai‘i Island where the family sees native forest birds in their natural setting, Manu finally understands the meaning of his name, and that he can help the birds and promote a healthy forest. Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds is a story about extinction, conservation, and culture, told through a child’s experience and curiosity. Readers learn along with Manu about the extinct honeyeater for which he was named, his Hawaiian heritage, and the relationship between animals and habitat. An afterword includes in-depth information on Hawai‘i’s forest birds and featherwork in old Hawai‘i, a glossary, and a list of things to do to help. Illustrated with eye-catching, full-color block prints, the book accurately depicts and incorporates natural science and culture in a whimsical way, showing how we can all make a difference for wildlife. The book is also available in a Hawaiian-language edition, ‘O Manu, ke Keiki Aloha Manu, translated by Blaine Namahana Tolentino (ISBN 9780824883430).
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings write by Maya Angelou. This book was released on 2010-07-21. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.”—James Baldwin From the Paperback edition.
Manu the Kiwi of Kindness
Manu the Kiwi of Kindness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Manu the Kiwi of Kindness write by Rosie Chenault. This book was released on 2018-07-08. Manu the Kiwi of Kindness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On a magical, faraway island,Where raging rivers flowed,Giant, jagged mountains,Loomed over fjords below.As the animals prepare for their annual talent show, Manu learns about the greatest talent of all. An uplifting tale reminding us of the difference we can make if we all spread a little kindness.
My Mom and I
My Mom and I - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook My Mom and I write by Pashyn Santos. This book was released on 2018-12. My Mom and I available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A book about happiness, gratitude, and enjoying the here and now.
Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits
Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits write by Caren Loebel-Fried. This book was released on 2002-12-31. Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ancient Hawaiians lived in a world where all of nature was alive with the spirits of their ancestors. These aumakua have lived on through the ages as family guardians and take on many natural forms, thus linking many Hawaiians to the animals, plants, and natural phenomena of their island home. Individuals have a reciprocal relationship with their guardian spirits and offer worship and sacrifice in return for protection, inspiration, and guidance. Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits is told in words and pictures by award-winning artist Caren Loebel-Fried. The ancient legends are brought to life in sixty beautiful block prints, many vibrantly colored, and narrated in a lively "read-aloud" style, just as storytellers of old may have told them hundreds of years ago. Notes are included, reflecting the careful and extensive research done for this volume at the Bishop Museum Library and Archives in Honolulu and at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. A short section on the process of creating the block prints that illustrate the book is also included. The matching poster of "A Chance Meeting with the Iiwi" measures 22 x 28 inches.
