Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits
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 are 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...
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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
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPt. 1'Ulu, the Breadfruit1The Gift of Ku3The Sacred Tree11Notes on the 'Ulu20Pt. 2Kolea, the Plover23A Warning from the God of the Plover25Notes on the Kolea32Pt. 3Mano, the Shark35Legend of the Little Green Shark: The Journey37Legend of the Little Green Shark: The Coming of the Sharks45Legend of the Little Green Shark: The Birth of Pakaiea51Notes on the Mano58Pt. 4Ipu, the Gourd61Twins of the Gourd63Notes on the Ipu70Pt. 5Pueo, the Owl73The Seven Eggs75Under the Wings of Pueo87Notes on the Pueo95About the Block Prints97General Sources100Legend Sources107
