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Hawaiian Folk Tales: Menehunes

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Grab your favorite flip flops and follow Kid Scoop to the hidden forests and valleys of tropical Hawaii to discover a legendary tribe of tiny mysterious people known as the Menehune. These busy builders emerge only when the sun goes down and are credited with building amazing structures using clever techniques and strategies. Shy by nature, Menehunes hide from humans although their projects are visible throughout the islands. Tales of the Menehune have delighted Hawaiian children for centuries and have been used to explain how certain natural structures came to be. Join our journey and decide for yourself if the Menehune are fact or fiction!

In this issue young travelers will:

  • locate hidden pineapples, flowers and little people
  • calculate differences discover Menehune “facts”
  • read a story printed backwards
  • hunt through the news for small objects in your town
  • sort items sequentially from small to smallest
  • shrink a long sentence to only its essence
  • offer an opinion about how one long ditch came to be
  • write creatively about a talking cocoon

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