Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds Nonfiction Author: Alfons L

Author:  Alfons L

They are also our mentors

by Erszi Palko MSc

and has published numerous scientific articles in professional journals as well as 2 books with Bess Press

Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds Nonfiction Author: Alfons LOn a school trip to Honolulus Bishop Museum, Manu and his classmates are excited to see an ancient skirt made with a million yellow feathers from the , a bird native to Hawaii that had gone extinct long ago. Manu knew his full name, Manumauloa, meant May the bird live on but never understood: Why was he named after a native forest bird that no longer existed? Manu told his parents he wanted to know more about birds and together they searched the