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Fables from the Sea / Leslie Ann Hayashi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2000Description: 1 online resource (40 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780824841928
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 21
LOC classification:
  • PZ8.2.H35 Fae 2000
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Moray Eel and the Little Shrimp -- The 'Iwa's Theft -- The Impolite Hermit Crab -- The Dreaded Manta -- The Complaining Cowry -- The Sand Castle -- The Flounder's Vision -- The 'Opihi's Strength -- The Baby Cuttle -- The Sea's Treasures -- Notes about the Sea
Summary: Children of all ages will delight in this captivating collection of fables featuring creatures found in Hawai'i's waters and tropical oceans worldwide. In its depths and on its shores, you'll meet many of the sea's inhabitants--from manta rays to moray eels, from colorful cowries to fish of every size and color in the rainbow. Like its companion, Fables from the Garden (UH Press, 1998), this book offers valuable lessons at the end of each story. A tiny shrimp remembers an act of kindness, a seabird learns to respect the property of others, a young hermit crab understands the importance of being polite, a family of limpets perseveres in the face of stormy seas. Illustrated with splendid watercolors, here are ten stories to share and enjoy with family and friends. Recommended for ages 4 and up.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780824841928

Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Moray Eel and the Little Shrimp -- The 'Iwa's Theft -- The Impolite Hermit Crab -- The Dreaded Manta -- The Complaining Cowry -- The Sand Castle -- The Flounder's Vision -- The 'Opihi's Strength -- The Baby Cuttle -- The Sea's Treasures -- Notes about the Sea

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Children of all ages will delight in this captivating collection of fables featuring creatures found in Hawai'i's waters and tropical oceans worldwide. In its depths and on its shores, you'll meet many of the sea's inhabitants--from manta rays to moray eels, from colorful cowries to fish of every size and color in the rainbow. Like its companion, Fables from the Garden (UH Press, 1998), this book offers valuable lessons at the end of each story. A tiny shrimp remembers an act of kindness, a seabird learns to respect the property of others, a young hermit crab understands the importance of being polite, a family of limpets perseveres in the face of stormy seas. Illustrated with splendid watercolors, here are ten stories to share and enjoy with family and friends. Recommended for ages 4 and up.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)