Lydia and the Island Kingdom: A Story Based on the Real Life of Princess Liliuokalani of Hawaii (Ready-To-Read - Level 3 (Hardback)) [Library Binding]

Joan Holub (Author), Nonna Aleshina (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 26, 2007 | Age Level: 6 and up | Series: Ready-To-Read - Level 3 (Hardback)

Young Princess Lydia has always loved her Hawaiian customs. But as American influences begin to take over, she realizes that her family's old ways are disappearing. She wants to help -- but how? Lydia commits the grand old stories of her culture to paper so they will always be remembered. And she realizes the comfort they bring in a time of change.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Joan Holub is the award-winning author of more than eighty

books for children. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Nonna Aleshina has illustrated the previous books in the Young

Princesses Around the World series. She lives in Russia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight (December 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689872003
• ISBN-13: 978-0689872006
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,115,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of 130+ books including 12 in the GODDESS GIRLS series: Athena the Brain, Persephone the Phony, Aphrodite the Beauty, Artemis the Brave, Athena the Wise, Aphrodite the Diva, Artemis the Loyal, Medusa the Mean, The Girl Games (Super Special) for ages 8-12 co-written with Suzanne Williams. OTHER POPULAR TITLES: Groundhog Weather School; Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers and Swirly Stars; The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School; Wagons Ho! (co-written with G. Hallowell); Who Was Babe Ruth?; Zero the Hero (picture book illus by Tom Lichtenheld, Henry Holt/Macmillan). COMING IN 2012: Ballet Stars (Random House).

I'm at http://www.joanholub.com and http://joanholub.blogspot.com

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Read, June 11, 2009

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Michelle "michellesays" (U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lydia and the Island Kingdom: A Story Based on the Real Life of Princess Liliuokalani of Hawaii (Ready-To-Read - Level 3 (Quality)) (Paperback)

I found this chapter book easy to read and a good start to learning about Hawaii's most famous queen. Author Joan Holub carefully researched the story of Queen Lydia Liliuokalani in order to create this work of historical fiction about Lydia when she was only seven years old. It helps that the book includes Hawaiian pronunciations and definitions. The timeline of important events at the end of the book provides more details about her life.

It was the custom in Hawaii to use songs and oral storytelling to pass history from one generation to another. Nothing had ever been written down - until now. On July 31, 1845, Restoration Day (a celebration of Hawaii's independence from England) Princess Lydia presented a gift to the king that was perhaps the most important to the history of Hawaii. Lydia had used her gift of music to record as many songs as she could on paper so that they would never be lost. She continued to write them down all her life. Eventually Queen Lydia Liliuokalani (say "lih-lee-uh-wah-kuh-LAH-nee") wrote new songs for Hawaii. Her most famous song is Aloha Oe.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute little story., May 3, 2009

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D. FRIES "just my opinion" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lydia and the Island Kingdom: A Story Based on the Real Life of Princess Liliuokalani of Hawaii (Ready-To-Read - Level 3 (Quality)) (Paperback)

This is a nice introduction to the rich history of Hawaii that tells kids that there is more to the islands than tourist brochures.