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The Backbone of the King
The Backbone of the King
Author: Marcia Brown
The story of Paka'a and his son Ku. The burden of the hands is the paddle' The fighter of the waves is the paddle. I leave the black one for you, I take the white one for me. Dip the paddle, turn up the foam, On the inside, on the outside, On the outside, on the inside, The canoe throbs ahead...
ISBN: 16285
Pages: 180
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Publisher: Charles Scribners Sons
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A well presented, interesting to all ages tale based on an Hawaiian tale.
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Published in 1966. A tale of Hawaiian voyaging. Black and white illustrations in Hawaiian stle. The end notes include a map and a glossary


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