{"product_id":"9780873360814","title":"Fish and Their Gifts","description":"\u003cp\u003eKanu o ka 'Äina New Century Public Charter School is a community-based, bi-lingual (Hawaiian\/English), kindergarten through twelfth-grade, Hawaiian-focused school. It is located in rural Waimea in the Kohala District in the north of Hawaii Island (the largest and southern-most island of the Hawaiian chain). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kanu o ka 'äina\" is a Hawaiian phrase meaning \"natives of the land from generations back.\" The one hundred fifty students of Kanu o ka 'Äina... perpetuate Hawaiian language and culture by practicing native traditions such as kalo (taro) cultivation, outrigger-canoe sailing, and traditional Hawaiian protocol. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents of the school participate in project-based inquiry and scientific research efforts including assisting Bernice P. Bishop Museum scientists with a stream-restoration study in nearby Waipi'o Valley. Students demonstrate their learning by presenting an annual hula drama for their community and by generating Hawaiian-focused educational products including CDs, websites, and publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fish and Their Gifts\/Nä Makana a Nä 'Ia\u003c\/i\u003e is just such a student-created product. Written and illustrated by ten middle and high-school students, this book is the result of an interdisciplinary book-publishing project integrating English language Arts, Fine Arts, Hawaiian language, Hawaiian Studies, and Science and Technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe students of Kanu o ka 'Äina... are proud to share their creation with readers near and far and hope that it will inspire other students to publish their own stories. For more information visit Kanu o ka 'Äina... at www.kalo.org.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kamehameha Schools Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019140546800,"sku":"9780873360814","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780873360814_p0.jpg?v=1763845983","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780873360814","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}