123 - Bishop Museum Press - Keiki Learning Pack

Children will delight in the meaningful stories and beautiful illustrations in this keiki learning pack.
Includes one of each of these publications:

Bishop Museum Coloring & Activity Book
Written and illustrated by Brad Evans
Bishop Museum furthers its commitment to educating the children of Hawai‘i with its first coloring and activity book! Kids will spend hours learning about Bishop Museum and Hawaiian culture with this fun activity book. Includes brief descriptions of things children can see and experience while visiting the Museum.

Pua Polū, the Pretty Blue Hawaiian Flower
Written by Nona Beamer
Illustrated by Caren Keʻala Loebel-Fried
Hawaiian translation by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp
Music by Keola Beamer
Pua Polū is the tale of a curious little koali, a morning glory, who is determined to see everything going on around her. Against her mother’s advice, Pua Polū stays awake long after the sun has set and the rest of her family has gone to sleep. She discovers that the night is a strange and lonely place, and learns a valuable lesson about family and the cycles of life. Beautifully illustrated with block prints by award-winning artist Caren Loebel-Fried, the book includes a song on CD entitled “Pua Polū,” performed by renowned Hawaiian musical artist Keola Beamer.

Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary Book
By Keith Beery
Translated by Kawika Kapahulehua
Published in collaboration with Awaiaulu Press, this vocabulary book advocates the innovative cross-age learning approach to language learning in a format fun for all ages. Over 850 words to describe everyday items in the Hawaiian language are paired with lively, useful illustrations that children and adults can learn from and color, in categories such as home, neighborhood, school, around the town, life, and others. New to this reprinting are terms for iPhone (ʻipona), laptop computer (lolouila halihali), USB flash drive (pā halihali), and other up-to-the-moment words useful right now. With this excellent introduction to the language, children and adults alike will have a robust tool to develop their Hawaiian vocabulary.

Kili and the Singing Tree Snails
Written by Janice Crowl
Illustrated by Harinani Orme
On Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, Sovereignty Restoration Day, Kili and his grandmother make their way to Kaniakapūpū, Kamehameha III’s summer residence, to celebrate. During one of the biggest lūʻau ever held in Hawaiʻi, Kili follows a butterfly into the Nuʻuanu forests, where he stumbles upon the famous singing snails. Crowl weaves a wonderful tale about these native treasures that exist nowhere else in the world.

Lono and the Magical Land Beneath the Sea
Adapted and illustrated by Caren Keʻala Loebel-Fried
Join Lono, a Hawaiian fisherman, as he discovers an enchanted land beneath the ocean waves that is filled with abundant food plants. There, Lono gains the knowledge to grow them for the people of his island home. This story is based on Mary Kawena Pukui’s translation of “Moolelo Kahiko no Kumuhonua,” found in the Bishop Museum Archives.

Akua Hawaiʻi: Hawaiian Gods and Their Stories
Written by Kimo Armitage
Illustrated by Solomon Enos
Hawaiian gods possess wondrous abilities, with humble mortals invoking their names to call upon their superhuman powers for help and guidance. Many of the gods have multiple forms and are able to dwell in any of the different regions that combine to form the Hawaiian archipelago. Their moʻolelo are branded upon the sacred places where they accomplished their glorious feats. They are the phenomenal spectacles of the natural environment — fresh water, thunder, clouds, and volcanic eruptions. In the days of old, to earn their favor was to be victorious in battle or successful in harvest. To incur their wrath meant severe hardship. Wonderfully illustrated and written, “Akua Hawaiʻi” offers simple stories of creation, duty, love, and hope that provide not only a better understanding of the gods, but also demonstrate important lessons about life that still remain today.

The Bishop Museum Press, Hawai‘i’s oldest book publisher and one of the first scholarly publishers in the Western Hemisphere, was established in 1892 by the first director of Bishop Museum, Dr. William T. Brigham. Bishop Museum Press continues its legacy of excellence and service to Hawai‘i and the world, having published over 1200 titles and distributed over 1,000,000 books in 72 countries worldwide.