Growing Up Local Nature Cook has become an expert

Cook has become an expert on petroglyph interpretation and her illustrations spur the imagination to glimpse into an ancient ocean voyaging world

“A delightful new children’s book for all ages has recently been published by the Bess Press of Honolulu

“A remarkable achievement

The brief essays address a wide range of topics—education

the text portrays the conventional

Growing Up Local Nature Cook has become an expertWinner of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Pookela Award for Excellence in Literature and the Artists Embassy International Literary Cultural Award. This anthology includes work by established writers, emerging writers, and student writers on the experiences of growing up in the islands. Appropriate for secondary to adult audiences, the volume includes commentary by the authors and work by prize winning student artists. Ranging from