Ocean adventure touts clean environment
"For the Sake of Hugh Manatee: Maddie and Hugh’s Big Adventure" ($17.95, Cabo and Coral) is a story with a message:Keep the ocean clean and care for the environment.
The tale, authored by Pete Hodgson and Udo Wahn, follows a young girl, Maddie, on her quest to help clean up the ocean and waterways. She encounters an array of critters as she explores the water on her stand-up paddleboard.
The story touches upon the perils of littering, oil spills and farming practices and the negative effects they can have on sea creatures and the environment.
The book is dedicated to ocean-loving Maddie James, who died of a brain tumor at age 5.
A portion of the book’s proceeds will be donated to the Seaside Learning Center in Dana Point, Calif., which is funded by the Maddie James Foundation.
It’s available at www.ForHughManatee.com and www.CaboandCoral.com.
‘Doctor’ shows keiki there’s nothing to fear
"My Friend the Doctor" (Tate Publishing, $8.95), written by Kailua resident Robyn Oler, helps children overcome fears associated with visiting the doctor.
The tale follows a small girl who has hurt her knee. She has vitals taken and waits in a colorful room for a doctor who assures her that everything is fine. Her visit ends with a lollipop.
Audio book downloads are included with book purchase. Books can be ordered at goo.gl/lTt34. It’s available at amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
Kids and teddy bears take German journey
Paulina, a young girl from Mililani, embarks on an adventure with her cousin, two friends and a slew of teddy bears in the chapter book "Paulina’s Teddy Bear Journey" (Publish America, $19.95, paperback; $24.95, hardcover), by Richard Schliewen.
The story follows the four children as they explore Germany and its many attractions. They visit Christmas shops that are open year-round and watch the Passion Play, in an area where Easter is celebrated for a six-month period every 10 years. When they tour elaborate castles, they meet new friends.
Schliewen directed the children’s chorale group Voices of the Pacific, which included members from Hawaii.
Illustrator Artemio Visaya was born and raised in Honolulu. His father encouraged him as a young boy to create drawings in three minutes to entertain people and help him overcome his shyness.
The book is available at amazon.com.
Artist demonstrates imagination with lines
"Once Upon a Line" (CreateSpace, $8.95) features whimsical illustrations by Richard Gerage, a Honolulu resident who taught art in California before an automobile accident left him a quadriplegic. The drawings were completed in 1981, before the accident and his move to the islands.
Imagination is encouraged through the colorful line drawings that demonstrate how "an artist followed his imagination." Readers are supposed to follow the lines and see what they find as they enjoy tales of a multicolored bird and a curlicue cat.
The book is available at the Honolulu Museum of Art Shop or amazon.com.
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Nancy Arcayna, Star-Advertiser
