num_pages: 32
description: This book about the Hawaiian goose will entertain and educate readers about the plight of one endangered species and the fragile ecology of Hawaii. A fictionalized account that focuses on a year in the lives of the nene family captures a child's attention and evokes a vivid picture of the nene's environment, basic development, and life cycle. Cissy Gray's colorful illustrations expand and enhance Marion Coste's word pictures.The second part of the book gives further details about the natural history of the nene. The scientifically accurate information, from primary sources not easily available, will pique the curiosity of children and adults alike. This enjoyable book is also a useful reference for upper elementary and intermediate school readers. The nene is the Hawaii state bird. It has been brought back from the brink of extinction and reestablished in the wild. But it still needs human assitance. Should we take extraordinary meassures to preserve species that are sliding toward extinction because of human encroachment on the environment? Today's children will have to make this decision in the future, and this book will be enable them to begin their understanding of these difficult issues.
language: English
title: Nēnē
titlecomplete: Nēnē (Kolowalu Books)
genres: Childrens
ratings_count: 5
publisher: University of Hawaii Press