Pacific Islander Archives

Kapaemahu [audio] by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson [in School Library Journal]

04 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Audio, Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hawaiian, Nonfiction, Pacific Islander, Repost

*STARRED REVIEW A solemn drumbeat welcomes listeners to discover the Kapaemahu, four ancient Tahitian healers of Hawaii. Neither male nor female, “they were mahu—a mixture of both in mind, heart, and spirit.” The people built a monument in gratitude, but the “four great boulders” were eventually...

Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, illustrated by Daniel Sousa [in Shelf Awareness]

21 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hawaiian, Nonfiction, Pacific Islander, Repost

*STARRED REVIEW Kapaemahu began as an animated short film that garnered international recognition. The award-winning production team of Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson now sets their script onto the page, resulting in a spectacular picture book featuring stills from animation director Daniel Sousa's moving images....

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn [in Library Journal]

09 Nov, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Repost

Hardworking Malia and Augie have plenty of love but can’t ever quite get ahead. In hopes of providing better opportunities for their three children, the pair relocate from Hawai'i to Oahu, but not before Augie insists the family share an adventure on a glassbottom boat...

Time Traveling Audiobooks for Youth [in The Booklist Reader]

03 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Audio, Black/African American, European, Fiction, Jewish, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Pacific Islander, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Time travel, time paradoxes, time shells, time hollows – are they fantasy? Reality? The following titles are billed as fiction, but they're also a look into endless possibilities. Last week, we brought you audiobooks about time travel for adults, but it's time (sorry) younger readers got...

Red: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

31 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Canadian, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Pacific Islander, Young Adult Readers

"Once upon a time this was a true story ...

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

16 Mar, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Black/African American, Indonesian, Indonesian American, Nonfiction, Pacific Islander, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asian American, Young Adult Readers

The inaugural post for a historic inaugural year! While finding out so much more about our first African American president, you can also discover his Asian Pacific American cultural heritage, as well. He was born in Hawai’i, his father-figure ages 4-6 was an Indonesian man, Lolo...

The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera [in AsianWeek]

01 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Australian, Middle Grade Readers, New Zealander, Pacific Islander, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Whale Rider The captivating inspiration for the award-winning film of the same title about 8-year-old Kahu, who must convince her great-grandfather that females can carry on ancient Maori traditions just as well – if not better!...

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Kapaemahu [audio] by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson [in School Library Journal]

Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, illustrated by Daniel Sousa [in Shelf Awareness]

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn [in Library Journal]

Time Traveling Audiobooks for Youth [in The Booklist Reader]

Red: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera [in AsianWeek]

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