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Waa'aka'

Waa'aka' The Bird Who Fell in Love With the Sun

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Publisher's Synopsis

  • Author Cindi Alvitre is descendant from the Tongva, the original inhabitants of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, and the four Southern Channel Islands, and served as the first woman chair of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Council
  • The island on which the story take place, Pimu, is also known as Catalina Island, off the Southern California coast
  • Waa'aka', or the Black-crowned Night-Heron, was named the official bird of Oakland, CA, in 2019
  • A migratory bird, Waa'aka' (Black-crowned Night-Heron) are found in marshes and wetlands throughout most the US
  • Lexile Range: 410L - 600L
  • Author Cindi Alvitre currently teaches American Indian Studies at California State University, Long Beach and lives in Costa Mesa, California
  • Artist Carly Lake lives in Covina, California, in the San Gabriel Valley

    • Book information

    ISBN: 9781597145091
    Publisher: Heyday
    Imprint: Heyday
    Pub date:
    DEWEY: 398.209794
    DEWEY edition: 23
    Language: English
    Number of pages: 32
    Weight: 342g
    Height: 210mm
    Width: 262mm
    Spine width: 11mm

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