Little Island Readers - Food Product Description:
My Slippers Ko‘u mau Pale Wawae These titles are part of a bilingual place-based island series called Little Island Readers. These board books are an ideal introduction to common themes for the littlest readers. Geared toward children, ages 1-5, the colorfully illustrated and engaging stories touch upon global themes with local connections. The illustrations combined with the English and ‘Olelo Hawai‘i languages help to anchor visual concepts with sounds and words making these books an ideal reading and language starter for children. Resi J. Suehiro is a retired educator and author. Resi previously authored the “Rainbow Readers” series which served as the inspiration for this board book series.
R. Keao NeSmith is a Native Hawaiian linguist, educator, and translator.
Mariko Merritt is a designer and artist. She is a graduate of Puna-hou School and the Rhode Island School of Design, and currently runs Beachcake ceramics.
Page Count | 14 pages | Folded Size | 6.75 x 7.5" | Binding | Hardcover | Authors | Resi J. Suehiro and R. Keao NeSmith (Hawaiian language editor) | Illustrator | Mariko Merritt | Publish Date | 2023 | Publisher | Bess Press, Inc. Printed in China
| ISBN 13 | 978-1-57-306656-3
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