Hawaiian Tales of Heroes and Champions

by Vivian L. Thompson

Book Overview

Once in Old Hawaii, in the days when anything was possible, supernatural kupua roamed the islands, challenging kings and chiefs, tricking men, women, and boys. The Hawaiian people would tell and retell tales of kupua exploits, and of the men who challenged them.

Some of the tall tales included in this volume are of shape-shifters like Shark Man of Ewa, who could change from man to shark, from shark to rat, from rat to a bunch of bananas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824810767
• ISBN13: 9780824810764
• Release Date: June 1986
• Publisher: Kolowalu Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7