Plants of old Hawaii
By: by Lois Lucas ; with illustrations by Joan Fleming and poems by Julie Williams.
Publisher: Bess Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Honolulu, HI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
Subjects: Hawaiians -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature.; Ethnobotany -- Hawaii -- Juvenile literature.; Plants, Useful -- Hawaii -- Juvenile literature.
Description: A useful and straightforward introduction to 20 plants brought to Hawaii by the early Hawaiians. Each entry includes an illustration, a description, a legend, a proverb, and a poem about the plant.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 89-91.