Koa's Seed

The Hawaiian aliÔi (chief) gathers the entire village and announces that he will choose his successor from among the men of the villageÑsomething that had never been done before. He hands each boy and man one simple seed. He asks that they each plant the seed and tend it for one year. At the end of that year, they are all to meet with their grown plants. Kalei, a young boy, eagerly takes his seed home and tends it as carefully as he can. But sadly, nothing grows. As he sees all his friendsÕ plants grow and blossom, Kalei canÕt help but worry. What will he do when he has to go before the aliÔi without a plant?Han, Carolyn is the author of 'Koa's Seed ', published 2004 under ISBN 9781933067025 and ISBN 1933067020.