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Loading... Punia and the King of Sharks: A Hawaiian Folktaleby Lee Wardlaw
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Maybe its because I miss Hawaii but I like those tales best. Maybe it's a water thing. ( ) Punia's father was killed by the king of the sharks, who guards the lobster cove with his shark subjects. Punia and his mother have nothing to eat except yams and poi until Punia thinks up a clever trick and steals a lobster. Punia continues to match wits with the shark king, until eventually one of them triumphs. Punia's story is a tale of danger, daring, and cleverness. Wardlaw employs a classic repetitive story telling structure which allows the plot to unfold with just the right amount of uncertainty. Wardlaw incorporates the Hawaiian language in a way that is non-intrusive but still instructional. Davalos' colorful drawings illuminate a time long past which is both unusual and familiar. While I can take or leave the depictions of Punia and the other humans, I love Davalos' sharks, which expertly skate the line between cartoon and menace. In "Punia and the King of Sharks" by Lee Wardlaw, a young boy, Punia, outwits a group of sharks that guard a cove full of lobster. In his culture, the men fish for the families, however, Punia's father was killed by the sharks when he was a small boy. Therefore without access to the lobster, Punia and his mother are never able to get fish. One day, fed up with eating yams and poi, Punia tricks the sharks and steals lobsters . Day after day, Punia comes up with new tricks to get lobster and the sharks get angrier and angrier. Eventually, Punia is able to banish the sharks and the lobsters are free for the islanders to take whenever they please. Punia becomes a hero. This picture book is great for younger children to have access to the knowledge a different culture. The pictures and storyline, which includes repetition, would be very engaging for children. There is also a glossary in the front of the book and the vocabulary words are italisized for the students to be able to learn more about the Hawaiian language. no reviews | add a review
Clever Punia, a Hawaiian fisherman's son, finds different ways to trick the King of Sharks and take his tasty lobsters away from him. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.2Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literatureLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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