By: Grace Lin

Product Description: When Olvina gets invited to the Tenth Annual Bird Convention in Hawaii, she decides it's high time to overcome her fear of flying.

Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry was born in the Territory of Hawaii in 1937, but spent much of her childhood in her mother's hometown in Pennsylvania. During World War II, Lois' father served abroad as an army dentist.

By: Graham Salisbury

Japanese Americans in Hawaii during World War II identified themselves as Americans, but their fellow enlisted soldiers didn't necessarily see them that way.

By: Grace Lin

Olvina can swim about as well as she can fly, but her reluctance to swim hasn't been a problem until she's on vacation in Hawaii with her friend Hailey. Will Olvina let her fear of the water spoil her fun? Not with Hailey on the job.

Timothy Basil Ering

Timothy Basil Ering grew up on Cape Cod in Massachusetts with water, boats, and fisherman all around him. He remembers vividly when he was able to read a book the whole way through all by himself. That book was Green Eggs and Ham, and Dr.

By: Lurline Wailana McGregor

Product Description: Moana Kawelo, PhD, has a promising career as a museum curator in Los Angeles.

A smiling boy and a girl with their arms around each other.

How many ELLs are attending U.S. schools?  How many of our ELLs were born in the U.S.? Learn the answers to these questions and more from our fast facts below, compiled from recent research briefs and articles.

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