Rainforest Pu‘uhonua: A Memoir 4thGrade semi-autobiographical tale through his mastery

semi-autobiographical tale through his mastery of the Pidgin language

hardcover   |   38 pages   |   12

Each of the 12 chapters contains two or three pieces of student writing that link the universal themes with recognizable experience to facilitate understanding and inspire creative student writing

Includes companion Read Along CD–Narrated by Nina Keali‘iwahamana

“It is common to lament the vulnerability qf island environments and to speak about the need to engage in “sustainability” projects

Rainforest Pu‘uhonua: A Memoir 4thGrade semi-autobiographical tale through his masteryAs a child, Kahikhealani Wight loved Hawaiian stories and songs and wanted to learn everything she could about her culture, but in those years, it was discouraged. Then in midlife, she purchased a cottage near the erupting summit of Klauea in a native rainforest in Volcano village on Hawaii Island, and lived there for 5 years. Rainforest Puuhonua is her eloquent and moving memoir of those years of awakening amid the plants and ferns, birds and