- SURFER OF THE CENTURY
Surfer of the Century: more awards!!
The Book Lists: One of Best Children's Books of 2007
Kiriyama Prize: Notable Books of 2008
The Book Lists: The Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education was founded almost 100 years ago to help parents, teachers and librarians choose the books that children will find captivating and transforming. One of the most comprehensive annotated book lists for children, aged infant-14. The Committee reviews over 4000 titles each year for accuracy and literary quality and considers their emotional impact on children. It chooses the best 600 books, both fiction and nonfiction, which it lists according to age and category.Kiriyama Prize: Notable Children's Books list- Surfer of the Century is one of only two books on the list!! The Kiriyama Prize was established in 1996 to recognize outstanding books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia that encourage greater mutual understanding of and among the peoples and nations of this vast and culturally diverse region. And see the review The Tiger's Bookshelf
More Releases and Reviews(2007)
starred review from School Library Journal, excellent reviews from Kirkus, Horn Books, Booklist, Asian American Press, San Francisco Chronicle, Rutgers University, Sacramento Bee, Honolulu Advertiser and the Star Bulletin and to top the 2007 year off —The BLOOMSBURY REVIEW- EDITOR'S FAVORITES OF 2007 click here
"This strikingly illustrated picture-book biography celebrates Duke Kahanamoku, who broke records as an Olympic swimmer and introduced surfing around the globe. Crowe begins in 1917 with an exciting account of 27-year-old Kahanamoku’s nearly two-mile ride on a giant wave."
"Lee and Low Books, New York NY
story of Duke Kahanamoku, father of surfing, named "surfer of the century" by Surfing Magazine 1999.
Awards
- 2002 Award from the Hawai'i Book Publishers Association for Excellence in Special-Interest Books with Honorable Mention: Exploring Lost Hawai'i
- Certificate of Merit in the literary arts category of the "Keep it Hawai'i" awards in 2002 for "Exploring Lost Hawai'i: Places of Power, History, Mystery, and Magic."
- Ellie Crowe, her publisher The Madden Corporation and illustrator Don Robinson won a Kahili Award at the 2004 Keep It Hawai'i" awards in the literary arts category for "Kamehameha - The Boy Who Became a Warrior King."
- 2004 four Awards from the Hawai'i Book Publishers Association for Excellence in Writing Literature, Excellence in Hawaiian Culture- Children's Literature
Books
Travel / Historical Guidebook
- Exploring Lost Hawai'i, Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic.
- Hawai'i, A Pictorial Celebration
Board Books
Picture Books
- The Boy Who Tricked the Ghosts
- Duke's Olympic Feet
- Kamehameha: The Boy Who Became a Warrior King Editorial Review by James Rumford, The Honolulu Advertiser, January 4, 2004 "Crowe does a good job of story-telling. There is page-turning drama… Robinson’s illustration...immediately pulls us in..."
Beginning Reader
- Little Princess Kaiulani in her Garden by the Sea
- Little Spring Eggs
- Magic Moon Dreams
- Littlest Paniolo
Reviews
- Review 1 - Hawai'i- A Pictorial Celebration- Honolulu Weekly, June 2007
- Review 2 - Exploring Lost Hawai'i - Amazon - 2 customer reviews
- Review 3 - Exploring Lost Hawai'i- Bob Krauss, Honolulu Advertiser
- Review 4 - The Boy Who Tricked The Ghosts- Burl Burlingame, Honolulu Star Bulletin
- Review 5 - The Littlest Paniolo- Jolie Jean Cotton, Honolulu Advertiser
- Review 6 - Kamehameha: The Boy Who Became a Warrior King- Burl Burlingame, Honolulu Star Bulletin
- Review 7 - Seashore, Touch-N-See Hawai'i - Amazon - customer review
- Review 8 - Little Princess Kaiulani in her Garden by the Sea- customer review
Links
- Exploring Lost Hawaii
- Tammy Yee
- Freesound
- Earth Unity Publishing LLC
- Lotsa Fun Maps a place to find and search for fun tourist spots to visit.
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