A is for Aloha: A Hawai'i Alphabet

Description: Completing our acclaimed < I>Discover America State by State< /I>series is < I>A is for Aloha: AHawaii Alphabet. < /I>The landscape ofHawaii is as exotic as its history and people. Written andillustrated by native Hawaiians, U'ilani Goldsberry and TammyYee, Ais for Aloha is a lovingly created introduction to one ofthe most-visited places on Earth.< P>From the meaning of the word aloha to the plight of thestate bird author U'ilani Goldsberry answers questions thatmost Malihinis have about this lush multi-island paradise.< P>Author U'ilani Goldsberry was born on the island of Maui, in the small town of Pu'unene. She now lives in La'ie on thenortheastern coast of O'ahu. She has written a variety of booksincluding three Auntie U'i books.< P>Illustrator Tammy Yee grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii.She currently lives in Windward O'ahu.

Brief description:

Tammy Yee grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she explored tide pools, swam in streams and wrote and illustrated spooky stories her teachers politely read. After she graduated from college she worked as a nurse. Having children rekindled her love for picture books, so in 1994 she exchanged her stethoscope for a paintbrush and she's been illustrating ever since. Tammy lives in Windward Oahu with her family, three birds, two upside-down jellyfish and a guinea pig named Twinkie.