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Aloha Everything

Kaylin Melia George

Young Ano has been connected to her island home since birth, but she still has much to learn. As she begins to dance hula, a storytelling form that carries Hawaiian knowledge, history, and folklore, she comes to understand aloha. Her experience of home includes canoes on ocean waves, hawks in the sky, and lizards moving through forest trees. Told in verse and collage illustrations, the book follows Ano as she grows into a deeper love for her Hawaiian island home.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
AD940L
ATOS Book Level
4.5
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
606
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
V
Themes
Cultural Heritage · Dance And Movement · Home · Nature · Wildlife
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Published
April 23, 2024
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9781636551128
Language
English
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