Pāhana ʻĀina Lupalupa: Hawaiian Culture-Based Science Readers to Foster Aloha ʻĀina and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

The Pāhana ʻĀina Lupalupa (PAL) series of Hawaiian culture-based science readers takes keiki on a fascinating journey into the diverse environments that make Hawaiʻi the special place that it is. From high mountain forests shrouded in clouds to coastal waters teeming with life, your budding reader will discover the amazing diversity of Hawaiʻi’s ecosystems and their unique inhabitants. Meet the koa bug, pāoʻo fish, wiliwili tree, and other Hawaiian endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Colorful photographs and illustrations along with informative text will delight and intrigue your young explorer, and Hawaiian language, traditions, and settings will help your keiki build a firm foundation in the rich, deep ʻāina of Hawaiʻi nei. Kāheka/Tide Pools (Guided Reading Levels A–D; Target Grade Level: K) Get to know the kāheka and discover how its interesting residents use their bodies to eat a primary food of the kāheka habitat, limu. Loko Iʻa/Fishponds (Guided Reading Levels E–J; T