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| Plot |
While fishing for her favorite food, the delicious sea snail, in Hawaii, a young woman named Kalei is
threatened by a very large shark. She is rescued by a young man, with whom she falls in love, and soon they
are married and expecting a child. Little does she know that her husband is The Shark King, and right before
he gives birth he must leave her, to prepare a place for their son at the bottom of the ocean. As she raises her
son alone, she finds out that Nanaue has a lot in common with his father. How will Kalei protect him from
others who might judge his unique markings? Will she be able to keep him safe? |
| Characters |
Kalei, The Shark King, Nanaue, father and son villager, villagers |
| Setting |
The beaches and ocean in Hawaii |
| Themes |
Identity, Family, Destiny, Transformation, Multicultural Appreciation |
| Suggested Literary Pairings |
The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein, The Family Book by Todd
Parr, Giants Beware by Jorge Aquirre and Rafeal Rosado, A is for Aloha: A Hawai’i Alphabet Book by
U’ilani Goldsberry and Tammy Yee, The Hawaii Snowman by Christine Le and Michel Le, Aesop’s Fables |
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