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Ellie Crowe

エリー・クロウ

Erii Kurou

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
South Africa
Nationality
South Africa, United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Honolulu, Hawaii → Santa Barbara, California

Career

Occupations
author, children's author, travel and cultural guide author
Active Years
2000-

Awards

Hawaii Tourism Association Award for Excellence in Literature
2002
Organization: Hawaii Tourism Association
Result: Winner
Hawaii Book Publishers Association literary excellence awards
2004
Organization: Hawaii Book Publishers Association
Result: Winner (複数受賞)
The Kahili Award in Literary Arts
2004
Work: Kamehameha: the Boy who became a Warrior King
Organization: Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Result: Winner
Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature
2008
Work: Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
Organization: Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
Result: Winner
Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award
2008
Work: Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
Organization: Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance
Result: Winner
Carter G. Woodson Award
2008
Work: Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
Organization: National Council for the Social Studies (estimated)
Result: Winner
Bank Street College Books of the Year (2008)
2008
Work: Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
Organization: Bank Street College of Education
Result: Selected
The Bloomsbury Review Editors' Favorite
2008
Organization: The Bloomsbury Review
Result: Listed
Cleveland Public Library Distinguished Children's Biography List
2008
Organization: Cleveland Public Library
Result: Listed
Texas Women's University Librarians' Choice
2008
Organization: Texas Women's University
Result: Listed
Starred review from School Library Journal
2008
Organization: School Library Journal
Result: Starred review
Kiriyama Notable Books
2008
Organization: Kiriyama Prize
Result: Notable
Booklist Best Children's Books
2008
Organization: Booklist
Result: Listed
Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection
2010
Organization: Texas Library Association
Result: Selected

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Exploring Lost Hawaii: Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic

2001 Travel/Cultural Guide

A travel and cultural guide that explores historic and legendary sites in Hawaii, combining photographs and narrative to present local myths, power places, and history.

Hawaiian culturehistorymyth

Kamehameha: the Boy Who Became a Warrior King

2003 Biography (children's)

A children's biography recounting the boyhood and rise of Kamehameha, the ruler who unified the Hawaiian Islands.

leadershiphistorical educationHawaiian monarchy

Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku

2008 Biography (children's)

A children's biography of legendary Hawaiian surfer and Olympic swimmer Duke Kahanamoku, covering his life, athletic achievements, and influence on surfing culture.

sports historycultural influencebiography

Little Princess Kaiulani in Her Garden by the Sea

2000 Children's book

A children's story featuring Princess Kaiulani; the book is included in a time capsule at the Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School in Honolulu.

historical educationchildren's storytellingHawaiian royalty

Bibliography

  • Hardcore Inventing (co-authored with Robert Yonover)
  • Exploring Lost Hawaii: Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic
  • Hawaii, a Pictorial Celebration
  • Kamehameha the Boy Who Became a Warrior King
  • Duke's Olympic Feet
  • Surfer of the Century, The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
  • Little Princess Kaiulani in her Garden by the Sea
  • The Littlest Paniolo
  • The Boy Who Tricked the Ghosts
  • Magic Moon Dreams
  • Touch and See Sea Shore
  • Touch and See Rainforest
  • See Under the Sea
  • See Under the Deep Blue Sea Whale Tale
  • Hoku the Stargazer The Exciting Pirate Adventure
  • Go to Sleep Hide and Seek

Style & Themes

Literary Style
plain, accessible prose for childrena non-fictional narrative style emphasizing local culture and history
Recurring Motifs
Hawaiian culture and legendbiographies of historical figuresstories connected to nature and the sea

Legacy

Ellie Crowe is known for children's books and guides on Hawaiian culture and history and has received multiple awards. Her works are used in educational settings; one of her early books is placed in a time capsule at a Honolulu elementary school.

In Popular Culture

  • Little Princess Kaiulani is included in a time capsule at a Honolulu elementary school

Trivia

  • Her early children's book Little Princess Kaiulani is included in a time capsule at the Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School in Honolulu.
  • Born in South Africa, she currently resides in Honolulu and Santa Barbara.
  • Co-authored Hardcore Inventing with Robert Yonover (2009).
  • In 2008, Surfer of the Century received multiple awards and honors.