We are currently learning about the state of Hawaii for our Fifty States Project. I was thrilled to find The Hawaiian Christmas Tree by Dawn Adrienne at our local library. This is a very sweet story about a young girl in Hawaii who believes her dream of a living Christmas tree will come true. C really enjoyed the book, but the text was a little too long for R. She loved the last page of Hawaiian words though. Here are the words that we learned from this book:- Aloha: Love, greeting, compassion, kindness
- Hau'oli Makahiki Hou: Happy New Year
- Hui E Nei: Hello, beloved
- Ka Lei: the lei - hence Kalei (the name of the young girl in the book), meaning wreath of flowers
- Lu'au: feast
- Mele Kalikimaka: Merry Christmas
- Wilelaiki: Christmas berry tree
Mele Kalikimaka my friends!
3 comments:
cool I'll have to see if our library has that book!
Did ya'll watch Lilo and Stitch? That would be fun to go with Hawaii.
I love how you are using this book at this time, it's perfect. Hanna loves all to do with Hawaii. I should look for this book.
So, can you read those Hawaiian words? I wouldn't be able to:-). I think the language is very pleasant to the ear, especially set to music.
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