Earthwaves - Hardcover

Michael Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1949567109 ISBN 13: 9781949567106

Publisher: East West Discovery Press, 2019

Synopsis

Akela is excited to embark on his first sailing canoe voyage with his wise Grandfather so they can trade with faraway neighboring islands. But their long journey across the open Pacific Ocean is risky, facing storms and sharks and fearing hunger or getting lost. Grandfather teaches young Akela how to pilot a trackless sea by using ancient methods of navigation based on observing natural signs the stars, the sun, the ocean swells, and the birds. Set in the 1500s, Earthwaves reveals the fascinating and little-known culture of the Pacific Islander seafarers, whose wayfinding techniques began thousands of years ago. It takes more than bravery to stay alive without compasses and charts. It takes knowledge and wisdom passed down from generation to generation.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Smith is the author of many nonfiction and fiction books for all ages. Among his many award-winning titles are It Starts with a Raindrop, an Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal Winner; Relativity, a Junior Library Guild Selection; Thomas the T. rex, named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12, and What in the World!, a Moonbeam Children s Book Award Gold Medal Winner which provides an autobiographical account of his global exploration.

Review:

An amazing story of the wisdom and courage of our forefathers. Children will be fortunate to read an adventure that is real, from the preparation, the departure, and the first wind, to the swells, the sunset, the stars, the storm, the calm, the sea animals, and the birds, to the sighting of land, the rest period, and arrival. --Tua Pittman, Traditional Master Navigator

About this edition

• Publisher: East West Discovery Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1949567109
• ISBN 13: 9781949567106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 38
• Illustrator: Gayle Garner Roski