Kapaemahu / by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson ; illustrated by Daniel Sousa.
Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593530061
- ISBN: 0593530063
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. Kokila. Grades 2-3. Kokila. AD730L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.3 0.5 521826. |
Language Note: | Parallel text in English and Hawaiian. |
Awards Note: | Stonewall Children's Honor, 2023 |
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Genre: | Folk tales. Legends. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 18 of 19 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | JE WON (Text) | 0001012498076 | JUV Easy | Available | - |
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Summary
Kapaemahu
An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individualsof dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Academy Award-contending short film. In the 15th century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their gifts of science and healing with the people of Waikiki. The islanders return this gift with a monument of four boulders in their honor, which the Mahu imbue with healing powers before disappearing. As time passes, foreigners inhabit the island and the once-sacred stones are forgotten until the 1960s. Though the true story of these stones was not fully recovered, the power of the Mahu still calls out to those who pass by them at Waikiki Beach today. With illuminating words and stunning illustrations byHinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, and Daniel Sousa, KAPAEMAHU is a monument to an Indigenous Hawaiian legend and a classic in the making.