El lei de Kama

By Robin Montgomery, Carla Golembe
    Paperback: $8.50

    Kama’s aunt is coming to visit him in Hawaii and he wants to make her the perfect present-a lei. But when the tree in his yard only has three flowers left, he has to come up with a creative solution.

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    Kama’s Lei
    By Robin Montgomery, Carla Golembe

    Description

    Kama’s aunt is coming to visit him in Hawaii and he wants to make her the perfect present-a lei. But when the tree in his yard only has three flowers left, he has to come up with a creative solution.

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    About the Creators

    Robin Montgomery

    Robin Montgomery was born and grew up in Kailua, Hawaii. A former classroom teacher, she is now a stay-at-home mother of three children. Robin was inspired to write this story by her memories of collecting plumeria flowers and making leis when she was young. She lives with her husband and their three children in Centralia, Washington.

    Carla Golembe

    Carla Golembe was born in Boston, MA. She has illustrated many children’s books and she has received several honors for her work, among them The New York Times Best Illustrated list and the Parents’ Choice Award Honor. Carla spent time as an artist-in-residence in Hawaii, where she also studied hula. She and her husband live in Rockville, Maryland, with their two cats, Zippy and Zoe.

    Paperback

  • ISBN 9781584306382
  • Publication Date Sep 01, 2003
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.125 lbs
  • Page Count 16
  • Word Count 146
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • Themes Asian / Asian American / AAPI, Colors, Families, Fiction, Imagination, Kindness / Caring, Nature / Science, Pride, Realistic Fiction, Sharing & Giving
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 6
  • Grade Range 1
  • Guided Reading G
  • DRA 12
  • Interest Level 1
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 360
  • Reading Level 1
  • Bebop Reading Emergent
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