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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic portraits portray each person with bold colors and clever,...
2) Disney Moana
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Look and Find book based on the Disney motion picture Moana. "Look and Find books feature 8 extra busy scenes, and lists of more challenges at the end of each book."--A, mazon.
3) Moana
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 unpaged volumes : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast, and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators in the ancient South Pacific world of Oceania. When her family needs her help she sets off on a voyage to return the powerful heart of Te Fiti to the mother island. Will the legendary demigod Maui help her complete her quest? Along the way they encounter enormous sea creatures, breathtaking underworlds, and ancient folklore.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across thousands of miles of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean?...
Series
Cautionary fables and fairytales volume 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
255 pages : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An anthology of folktales from the Pacific Islands reimagined with a modern twist.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
x, 336 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimile ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This compelling book explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of Captain Cook. Unlike conventional accounts that emphasize confrontation and the destruction of indigenous cultures, "Islanders" reveals that there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as suffering, and invention as well as exploitation. Empowered by imaginative research in obscure...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First Dark Horse Books edition.
Physical Desc
51 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sail the Pacific Islands in search of destiny and the demigod Maui in this retelling of Disney Moana. Moana is a spirited teenager who loves the ocean, yet she is forbidden to travel beyond the reef that surrounds her island home of Motunui. But she feels called to something more, and wants to discover who she was meant to be. When darkness begins to consume the island, and nature is out of balance, Moana knows the solution lies beyond the safety...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the spirit of Guess How Much I Love You, this book explores the love that runs deep between Moana and her grandmother. In this story Moana and her grandmother take turns comparing their love for one another to all the different things they can find on their island home of Motunui.
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