Sperry, Armstrong
Summary: Based on a Polynesian legend, this is the story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1940
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Summary: Spirited Polynesian teenager Moana sets sail in search of a fabled island and along the way teams up with her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui, to traverse the open sea. They are on a voyage to return the heart of Te Fiti and save Moana's village.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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Summary: "In the ancient South Pacific world of Oceania, Moana, a born navigator, sets sail in search of a fabled island. During her incredible journey, she teams up with the legendary demi-god Maui to traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE DISMelville, Herman
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States 1982
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MELFreudenberger, Nell
Summary: "A novel set in French Polynesia and New York City about three characters--a fifteen year old girl toggling between her mother, a marine biologist studying coral reefs on an island off the coast of Tahiti, and her father, a surgeon in Manhattan--who undergo massive transformations over the course of a single year"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC FREKagawa, Julie
Summary: As Shinji struggles to understand and control his new guardian magic, the members of S.E.A. learn that a sunken ship belonging to the long extinct Natia people has been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Shinji, Lucy and Tinker, along with Oliver Ocean and Phoebe Mystic, a quirky, enthusiastic magic expert who has been called in to help Shinji, head off to check out the wreckage, hoping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KAGJio, Sarah.
Summary: "In the summer of 1942, twenty-one-year-old Anne Calloway, newly engaged, sets off to serve in the Army Nurse Corps on the Pacific island of Bora-Bora. More exhilarated by the adventure of a lifetime than she ever was by her predictable fianc,̌ she is drawn to a mysterious soldier named Westry, and their friendship soon blossoms into hues as deep as the hibiscus flowers native to the island....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION JIOSmith, Pauline Vaeluaga
Summary: After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SMISperry, Armstrong
Summary: Based on a Polynesian legend, a young Polynesian boy, whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SPEGoldsberry, Steven
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poseidon Press 1984
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GOLAtwater, Barbara J.
Summary: "Chulyen, a trickster raven, loses his nose in an embarrassing incident, but vows to get it back. With the help of magic powers, Chulyen devises a caper to retrieve his missing nose, and learns an important lesson along the way."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 ATWAhuliʻi, Gabrielle
Summary: Hi'iaka wants to make the forests of Hawai'i safe for travelers, but she will have to battle an evil lizard named Pana'ewa and his army to do it, and with a little help from her sister and some special powers, she is ready for a great battle.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 741.5 AHUFrancis, Suzanne
Summary: "Young Moana is always ready for a new challenge! It is eight-year-old Moana's first time participating in the Tiale celebration -- a festival that occurs every ten years and honors a brave female ancestor. Thanks to determination and coaching from her mother, Moana competes in the cliff diving competition!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2000
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Summary: Publisher's description: Almost from the time of its publication in 1846, Melville's first book, based on his own travels in the South Seas, has been recognized as a classic in the literature of travel and adventure. Although initially rejected as too fantastic to be true, Typee was immensely popular and regarded in Melville's lifetime as his best work. It established his reputation as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwestern University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MELSummary: Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? A story, a story: Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them, and caught three sly creatures to get them. Who's in Rabbit's house?: Rabbit has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WHYVenditti, Robert
Summary: Uniting with Jason, Piper, and Leo after their dangerous quest, Percy, Hazel, and Frank wonder who will be chosen to fulfill the Prophecy of Seven, completing their group's number, and sail with them to an ancient land to find the mysterious Doors of Death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 RIOBaker, Liza
Summary: Presents excerpts from the Disney versions of five classic fairy tales--"Beauty and the Beast," "Cinderella," "The Little Mermaid," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," and "Aladdin."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2001
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Summary: Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN Fairy BarnettLoehr, Mallory
Summary: A simple story about a leprechaun--see where he lives, what he likes, and what happens if you catch one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Book 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE LOECravalho, Auli'i
Summary: Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a Polynesian chief sets out from her island home across the ocean in search of Maui, a demigod, to save her people from a curse.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertaiment 2017
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MOACopies Available at East Bay
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Summary: "Vain Beaver is inordinately proud of his silky tail, to the point where he alienates his fellow woodland creatures with his boasting. When it is flattened in an accident (of his own making), he learns to value its new shape and seeks to make amends with his friends. Based on an Ojibwe legend"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2015
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 SHAWalker, Richard.
Summary: A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 1999