Fact-based fictional stories tell about everyday life in Hawai'i long before the arrival of Westerners. Suitable for reading to younger children and for independent reading by older children and adults. Previously published as Life in Old Hawaii. Caroline Curtis, noted storyteller and author of seven children's books on Hawaiian subjects, many in collaboration with well known scholar Mary Kawena Pukui, adds another gift to our baskets. These stories are carefully selected and organized to perk the interest of the young reader into learning about the history of Hawaii and it's native peoples. So begin the journey with your young one and let them experience a little bit of ancient Hawaii.