Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree EarlyEd By: Mindy Pennybacker

By: Mindy Pennybacker

She was featured in the film Dear and Yonder (2009) and was nominated for National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2015

is the Director of Drama Education with the Honolulu Theatre for Youth

Polynesian voyaging and wayfinding is celebrated with the inclusion of the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Star Compasses

Lawrence M

Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree EarlyEd By: Mindy PennybackerA stunning meditation through a native forest where our beloved hia trees remain a beating heart, Under the hia Tree asks its readers of all ages to pause and consider: What do you hear? What do you see? This invitation frames a visual and textual narrative bursting with the thrum of our native forest birds, insects, and plants. Both an exploration of wonder and a joyful appreciation of the precious ecosystem of our native forests, this picture book