Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds

by Caren Loebel-Fried

Winner of the 2021 Silver Medal for Best Illustrator, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

On a school trip to Honolulu's Bishop Museum, Manu and his classmates are excited to see an ancient skirt made with a million yellow feathers from the 'ō'ō, a bird native to Hawai'i that had gone extinct long ago. Manu knew his full name, Manu'ō'ōmauloa, meant "May the 'ō'ō bird live on" but never understood: Why was he named...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824882725
• ISBN13: 9780824882723
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Latitude 20
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7