Kamehameha : The Warrior King of Hawaii / Susan Keyes Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, Susan Keyes, author.

Contributor:

Kiefer, Karen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kamehameha I, the Great, King of the Hawaiian Islands, -1819--Fiction.

Kamehameha.

Hawaii--History--To 1893--Fiction.

Hawaii.

Genre:

Biographical fiction.

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : 15 illus.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2003]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A comet blazes across the night sky, heralding the birth of a powerful king who will rule the Islands. Then a baby is spirited away to the mountains to escape a jealous chief wary of the prophecy. As dramatic as a Greek myth, the story of Kamehameha the Great, Hawaii's warrior king, is retold here for readers of all ages. From his childhood in exile to his return to court and the lifting of the great Naha Stone, we follow this brave and ambitious youth as he paves his way to becoming first conqueror and then monarch of a unified Hawaiian kingdom. Recommended for ages 9 and up

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Map of Hawai'i

1. A Stormy Birth

2. Flight to Safety

3. Return to the King's Court

4. The Naha Stone

5. Warrior

6. Floating Islands and Fire-Sticks

7. War and Love

8. King of Hawai'i

9. A Friend from across the Sea

10. Conquest

11. The Campaign for Kaua'i

12. King of All the Islands

13. Kamehameha's Rule

14. The Settled Years

15. The Final Days

Afterword

Notes

Mele Inoa

Important Dates in Kamehameha's Life

Glossary

Bibliography

About the Author and Illustrator

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

0-8248-4365-7

OCLC:

1013938972