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Authors: Caren Loebel Fried, Caron Loebel-Fried
ISBN-13: 9780824825379, ISBN-10: 0824825373
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, The
Date Published: October 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Caren Loebel Fried

Book Synopsis

This collection of folk tales about the relationship of the Hawaiian people with nature, based on the author's 2000 exhibit of art and stories at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park's Volcano Art Center, includes brief introductions for sections on five plants and animals and notes about her process of creating the block prints complementing the text. She commutes between Hawaii and New Jersey. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Pt. 1	'Ulu, the Breadfruit	1
	The Gift of Ku	3
	The Sacred Tree	11
	Notes on the 'Ulu	20
Pt. 2	Kolea, the Plover	23
	A Warning from the God of the Plover	25
	Notes on the Kolea	32
Pt. 3	Mano, the Shark	35
	Legend of the Little Green Shark: The Journey	37
	Legend of the Little Green Shark: The Coming of the Sharks	45
	Legend of the Little Green Shark: The Birth of Pakaiea	51
	Notes on the Mano	58
Pt. 4	Ipu, the Gourd	61
	Twins of the Gourd	63
	Notes on the Ipu	70
Pt. 5	Pueo, the Owl	73
	The Seven Eggs	75
	Under the Wings of Pueo	87
	Notes on the Pueo	95
	About the Block Prints	97
	General Sources	100
	Legend Sources	107