Dog-Of-The-Sea-Waves

By James Rumford

In this fictional account of the discovery of the Hawai-ian Islands, James Rumford takes us back more than fifteen hundred years to meet five Polynesian brothers who are about to explore a new world. After a long journey to their new home, the young- est brother, Manu, soon discovers what appears to be a wounded dog on the beach. But it is like no dog he or his brothers has ever seen before--it has flippers for legs, a fish's tail, and the body of a dolphin Gentle Manu nurses this strange animal back to health, and a bond of friendship and aloha embraces them and protects them when danger comes. Throughout this sequel to The Island-below-the-Star, Rumford's vibrant watercolors show us the unique life forms that have evolved in the Hawaiian Islands: birds, plants, and fish that exist nowhere else on earth. And with this visual story comes an important reminder: to care for Hawai i and for our Island Earth as well.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618356118
• ISBN13: 9780618356119
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

highly recommended

This book is a treasure. The illustrations are glorious depictions of natural Hawaii. The book is wonderful, interesting reading about the Hawaiian islands and how people came to be here, and also for its sweet story about a young boy befriending an animal. Like all of Rumford's books, kids will love it for the story and the great illustrations, and parents will enjoy reading (and rereading) it too because he adds so much interesting, historical information along the way and in endnotes. Anyone with any interest in Hawaii at all should have this book in their collection (child OR adult). I highly recommend it.