Growing Up Local Nature by Diana Helfand

by Diana Helfand

“A delightful new children’s book for all ages has recently been published by the Bess Press of Honolulu

the text portrays the conventional

These visions ask us to recognize what we truly value about our home

Growing Up Local Nature by Diana HelfandWinner of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Pookela Award for Excellence in Literature and the Artists Embassy International Literary Cultural Award. This anthology includes work by established writers, emerging writers, and student writers on the experiences of growing up in the islands. Appropriate for secondary to adult audiences, the volume includes commentary by the authors and work by prize winning student artists. Ranging from