Hawaii Is a Rainbow

by Stephanie Feeney, Jeff Reese (Photographer)

Overview

The author uses colors of the rainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple—as a way to organize pictures of some of the people, places, plants, and animals of Hawaii. Hawaii is a Rainbow has been created to help children learn about colors and about Hawaii and to help both children and adults appreciate the rich variety and the special beauty of the Islands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824810078
Publisher:	University of Hawaii Press, The
Publication date:	07/01/1985
Series:	Kolowalu Books
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	8.13(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	1 - 5 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Feeney is professor emerita of education at the University of Hawai‘i, where she taught and administered early childhood education programs for many years.

Jeff Reese works in Oregon as an education specialist for the Coast Guard and alternates his time between Hawai‘i and the Oregon coast. He has received a number of awards for his photography.

Editorial Reviews

PreS - Gr 3 A well-designed concept book that succeeds on several levels, Hawaii Is a Rainbow serves as an introduction to colors and to the multi-ethnic population of our 50th state. Eight pages are devoted to each color , with six to eight high-quality uncaptioned photographs that depict the food, dress, flowers, wildlife, people and modes of transportation. Small print text at the end of the book gives information on islands, plants, animals and people. Additionally, 22 of the photographs are reproduced in reduced form with explanatory captions, including the hula, hibiscus and pa'u rider. This book will have an audience both as color concept book and as an experiential book of another place that has a romantic lure that even the youngest children can appreciate. It's not often that a book like this comes along for them.Ginny Caine Cooper, Hillsboro Public Library, Oreg.

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