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Hawaii's Animals Do the Most Amazing Things! (Latitude 20 Book)
Marion Coste
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Description for Hawaii's Animals Do the Most Amazing Things! (Latitude 20 Book)
Hardcover. This book is written for upper elementary audience and is an introduction to the amazing behavioral adaptations of some of Hawaiis most intriguing animals. The book presents twelve animals along with biological and environmental information on how and why these animals may have developed their unique behaviors. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSV; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Hawai‘i is like no other place on earth. Raised above the sea by volcanic action, the islands are home to a fascinating array of animals, most of which are found nowhere else in the world.
Because the Hawaiian islands are so isolated—more than 2000 miles from any large land mass—many of its native animals have developed unusual adaptations that help them survive. For example, Hawai‘i has
Hawai‘i is the extinction capital of the United States. Only through education and thoughtful conservation can we prevent the disappearance of any more of Hawai‘i’s unique animals. The first step is to learn about these animals and begin to appreciate their special characteristics.
Because the Hawaiian islands are so isolated—more than 2000 miles from any large land mass—many of its native animals have developed unusual adaptations that help them survive. For example, Hawai‘i has
- whales that sing
- dolphins that spin through the air
- bats that turn somersaults as they feed
- shrimp that climb waterfalls
- killer caterpillars
- a tiny blood-sucking bug that survives on the summit of Mauna Kea
Hawai‘i is the extinction capital of the United States. Only through education and thoughtful conservation can we prevent the disappearance of any more of Hawai‘i’s unique animals. The first step is to learn about these animals and begin to appreciate their special characteristics.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Series
A Latitude 20 Book
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824839628
SKU
V9780824839628
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Marion Coste
Marion Coste, a graduate of Connecticut College, USA, has been involved in the field of education for more than 40 years as an elementary school teacher, college instructor, teacher trainer, and museum director. Growing up on the New Jersey shore, Marion loved to learn about how different animals live in the wild. She was introduced to the fascinating and fragile world of native Hawaiian wildlife by researchers and colleagues at Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Marion is the author of four other books about Hawaiian native species: Nēnē (Hawaiian goose), Honu (Hawaiian green sea turtle), Kōlea (Pacific Golden Plover), and The Hawaiian Bat, Ōpe‘ape‘a. She has also written Wild Beach, a book about a barrier island beach off Charleston, South Carolina, and Finding Joy, the story of a family who adopted a baby girl from China. Marion was awarded the Anna Cross Giblin nonfiction grant from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in 1991 and received the 1999 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award for excellence in children’s literature for Kōlea and honourable mention for the same award in 2006 for The Hawaiian Bat. Rena Ekmanis is a natural science illustrator and fine artist dedicated to conservation, environmental awareness, and environmental education through art. She has a BFA in Drawing from California College of the Arts, USA, a Science Illustration Graduate Certificate from California State University, USA, Monterey Bay, USA, and a Montessori Teaching Certificate from Montessori Education Centre of the Rockies. Rena works in a variety of mediums including watercolour, acrylics, oil paints, ceramic sculpture, and digital media. Among her favourite subjects are cetaceans and other marine life, birds, and endangered species. The artist loves to spend time in the field, hiking, swimming, and scuba diving, in order to get close to her subjects and observe them in their natural habitats. Rena hopes that her artwork contributes to a greater awareness of the miraculous flora and fauna of the earth. She lives on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA.
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