Uncle Kawaiola's Dream: A Hawaiian Story - Hardcover

Victor C. Pellegrino

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0945045085 ISBN 13: 9780945045083

Publisher: Maui arThoughts Company, 2010

Synopsis

Uncle Kawaiola's Dream: A Hawaiian Story by Victor C. Pellegrino and illustrated by Linda Rowell Stevens. ISBN 13: 978-0-945045-08-3 © 2010, Maui arThoughts Company Book Description: hard cover, jacket, 8.5x11, full color, glossary, study guide, $18.95 Uncle Kawaiola's Dream: A Hawaiian Story is historical fiction. It is written in English with Hawaiian words, and includes an extensive two-page Hawaiian-English glossary. A useful study guide for teachers, students & parents is provided. This title is an excellent addition to Hawaiian and multi-culture library collections as well as school curricula that focus on Hawaiian history and agriculture. The illustrations are realistic portrayals of Hawaiian people and places. Uncle Kawaiola s Dream is Pellegrino s thirteenth book. Uncle Kawaiola's Dream: A Hawaiian Story is an `äina-based story that focuses on lo`i kalo restoration on Maui. Uncle Kawaiola tells his dream story to his niece Naupaka, and nephew Ho`äla. Based on his passion to restore his great grandfather Nahau's `äina, Uncle Kawaiola faces challenges that he overcomes based on Hawaiian cultural values of laulima and ohana. He teaches his niece and nephew that achieving a goal requires the help of one s family and community, and he learns from his mentor Kalima that taking small steps toward a goal is the way to reach it. The story is inspiring, healing, and grounding. It teaches the importance of lokahi and paepae that create good, strong principles. This story will help all readers reconnect with Hawai`i and Hawaiian culture. Although a children s story, Uncle Kawaiola's Dream can be enjoyed by young and old alike.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Uncle Kawaiola’s Dream: A Hawaiian Story is a narrative about a young Hawaiian’s passion to restore lo‘i kalo (taro patches) on his great grandfather Nahau’s ‘äina (land). Uncle Kawaiola tells his dream story to his young niece Naupaka and nephew Ho‘äla. The story focuses both on Uncle Kawaiola’s passion to restore lo‘i kalo, and on the importance of perpetuating a Hawaiian way of life that focuses on cultural values and traditions. The oil paintings that accompany the story illustrate central ideas and feelings about Uncle Kawaiola’s desire to fulfill his dream “in small steps,” as his mentor Kalima advises.Uncle Kawaiola’s Dream stresses the value of having goals. Equally important, the story represents the strengths that come from working together toward fulfilling those goals.A Glossary of Hawaiian words and A Study Guide for Understanding and Learning can be found at the end of the book. They are included to help readers understand the story and learn more about Hawaiians from the past and present.

About the Author:

Victor C. Pellegrino, Professor Emeritus, taught writing and Eastern and Western literature at Maui Community College. He served eight years as chair of the Language Arts Division. He also taught courses in advanced writing and American literature for the University of Hawai`i. Pellegrino was the first recipient of the Excellence in English Teaching Award presented by the Hawai`i affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English. He also received the Excellence in Teaching English Award from the Hawai i Branch of the English-Speaking Union of the United States. Pellegrino served on the editorial board of Makali`i, The Journal of the University of Hawai i Community Colleges. Pellegrino s books have guided writers for more than two decades. His WRITER S GUIDE SERIES A Writer s Guide to Transitional Words and Expressions, A Writer's Guide to Using Eight Methods of Transition, A Writer's Guide to Powerful Paragraphs, and A Writer's Guide to Perfect Punctuation have been used by students, teachers, and writers in the United States and abroad. Pellegrino's writing is not limited to the world of English. Pellegrino has written two reflective books: Maui Art Thoughts: Expressions and Visions, and A Slip of Bamboo: A Collection of Haiku from Maui. He has also published an Italian cookbook, Simply Bruschetta: Garlic Toast the Italian Way. As a cookbook author, Pellegrino has appeared on television shows in Hawai i and on the Mainland. He has held numerous food demonstrations, taught many cooking classes, and conducted cookbook writing workshops. His most recent book, A Journey into the Self, is a collection of poems he wrote between 1956 and 2009. He recently completed two family genealogy books and is currently writing a novel and a vegetable-based Italian cookbook. In addition to his own writing, Pellegrino has edited and assisted in the publication of numerous books for other authors from Hawai i and the Mainland. He has been a presenter at several writing conferences, the most recent for the Excellence in Writing Institute. He has conducted self-publishing seminars for the Maui Community College Department of Continuing Education and for the Hawai i Writer s Conference. Pellegrino received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the State University of New York, College at Buffalo. He has studied and traveled extensively in Japan, China, and Italy. In 1984, he was a Fulbright Scholar in India. He is married to Wallette Garcia of Wailuku, Maui. They have three children, La`ela`eokalä, Mahinamälamalama, and Höküao, and two grandchildren, Kamehanaokalä and Ka`imi. Most recently, Pellegrino has become a kalo farmer in Waikapü. Restoring the ancient kalo terraces, lo`i, and auwai (more than 400 years old) with his family, neighbors, and friends was the inspiration for this book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Maui arThoughts Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0945045085
• ISBN 13: 9780945045083
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Editor: Shelley J. Pellegrino, David Merchant
• Illustrator: Linda Rowell Stevens