Mokihana
Mokihana (original title: Mokihana bor på Hawaii ) is the title of a photo book by the Swedish writer Eugénie Söderberg with photos by Anna Riwkin-Brick . In 1961 the book was published by Rabén & Sjögren as the sixth book in the series Children of Our Earth , for which authors such as Astrid Lindgren , Leah Goldberg , Elly Jannes , Vera Forsberg and Cordelia Edvardson contributed the texts. A year later, the Oetinger Verlag published the book in Germany.
content
Mokihana lives in Hawaii with her friends . Her families originally came to Hawaii from different countries and cultures, but they all speak English. The friends meet almost every day and experience many adventures. They are especially looking forward to the secret birthday party for Anela, who will be ten years old. They have come up with something very special for this. Mokihana draws a picture for them of the dog Iki, whom Anela loves very much. In addition, she and her friends are preparing flower wreaths for the party, which they put on. When her aunt brings Anela to the birthday party, Anela is surprised because she thought everyone had forgotten her birthday. They celebrate together and eat mangoes, pineapples, bananas, papayas, ice cream, cakes and drink orange juice. Anela also gets chicks in a basket as a present. She is overjoyed!
background
The book Mokihana was written in Hawaii . Anna Riwkin-Brick and her sister Eugénie Söderberg lived there for several months. While Riwkin was taking the photos, Söderberg was responsible for the text. More than a hundred photos were taken for one image that appeared in the book. At the time of publication, the book was also regarded as educationally valuable school reading, as it showed how children from originally different cultures treated each other happily and without prejudice. At the Moderna Museet in Stockholm there was an exhibition on Anna Riwkin in 2019, in which the children of our earth series and Mokihana were also presented. This was entitled: The world beyond my suburb .
Documentary from Israel
In Israel, the Children of our Earth series , which also includes Elle Kari , was a great success. The latter was also based on the translations of the poet Leah Goldberg . In 2017, Israeli director Dvorit Shargal made a 50-minute documentary entitled Where is Lilibet the Circus child and what happened in Honolulu? . In the film, the director Shargal tried to find out what happened to Mokihana after the end of the book. She now lives near Honolulu . The director decided not only because of the protagonist to deal with this book from the series, but also because she had dreamed of a trip to Honolulu as a child.
reception
Rose C. Merenda writes in the book Day Care and Early Education (1987) that Mokihana is a great story to introduce school children to life in Hawaii and keep them interested in it. It is especially good because the students can compare Mokihana's life with their own.
expenditure
- Mokihana, Rabén & Sjögren , 1961, Swedish edition
- Mokihana lives in Hawaii, 1961, US edition
- Mokihana bor på Hawaii, Oetinger Verlag, 1962, German edition
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dvorit Shargal (2017): Where is Lilibet the Circus child and what happened in Honolulu? DVD
- ↑ Books for Schools and the Treatment of Minorities: Hearings, Eighty-ninth Congress, Second Session , US Government Printing Office, 1966, p. 315 limited preview in the Google book search
- ^ The world beyond my suburb .
- ↑ Dov Alfon: Opinion. The Boy Who Taught French Jewish Kids to Love Israel. .
- ↑ Where Is Lilibet the Circus Child and What Happened in Honolulu? .
- ↑ Where Is Lilibet the Circus Child and What Happened in Honolulu? .
- ↑ גם לילדים של היום מגיע לפגוש את לילבס ונוריקו-סאן .
- ↑ גם לילדים של היום מגיע לפגוש את לילבס ונוריקו-סאן .
- ↑ ביקורת סרט: איפה לילבס ילדת הקרקס ומה קרה בהונולולו? .