{"product_id":"9780935848113","title":"Plants of Old Hawaii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlants of Old Hawaii\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about the twenty major plants the original Hawaiians brought with them from the South Pacific around A.D. 450 when they settled the Hawaiian Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes illustrations by Joan Fleming of each plant and its flower and fruit, as well as plant descriptions, habitats, uses, legends, and proverbs. A poem about each plant and its uses by Julie Williams, a classroom teacher at the Kamehameha Schools, enhances the factual information provided by the author and will delight the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlants of Old Hawaii\u003c\/em\u003e grew out of Lois Lucas’ many years of teaching Hawaiian culture, history, and botany; out of the planning and cultivation of the Hawaiian Garden at Punahou; and from her acquaintance with Beatrice Krauss of Lyon Arboretum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bess Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016603156720,"sku":"9780935848113","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780935848113_p0.jpg?v=1763856086","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780935848113","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}