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by Gabrielle Ahulii (Author), Jing Jing Tsong (Illustrator)
Part of a new series called Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones, Maui Slows the Sun introduces kids ages 2-5 to one of Hawaii's best-known legends about M ui the demigod.
In simple, poetic language, this origin story gives small kids a taste of Hawaii's rich history of storytelling.
Three other titles in the series are: Hina, Pele Finds a Home, Maui Hooks the Islands, Hiiaka Battles the Wind, and Naupaka--all legends that will give kids a wider view of Hawaiian culture, history, and its natural world.
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Maui is a popular trickster demigod known throughout the Pacific whose many stories are full of adventure and mischief. Maui Slows the Sun tells the story of how young Maui helped the people of Hawaii by slowing the sun's journey across the sky so that daily chores--from pounding kapa to cooking food--could be finished before dark.
