Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Tuesday, April 22nd, 11:00am–1:00PM at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Book Signing Event: Finding Home, a Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey with Caren Loebel-Fried
Join artist and author Caren Loebel-Fried from 11am -1pm at a book signing event for her newest publication Finding Home: A Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey. Based on the true story of ʻuaʻu and the people working to save them, Finding Home, a Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey is filled with Caren’s colorful block prints, dynamic drawings, and maps. Following the story, a back section provides scientific facts on the habitat and lifestyle of ‘ua‘u and their connection to Hawaiian culture and history. The book’s middle-grade content includes place-based learning that incorporates natural science, wildlife conservation biology, literature, and art. Appealing to all ages, this hopeful, empowering story brings awareness to the threats humans have brought upon seabirds, and inspires us to find ways we can help them survive and thrive.
Caren Loebel-Fried is an acclaimed author and artist from Volcano, Hawaiʻi. Conservation and the natural world are the foundations of her work. She has written and illustrated eight award-winning storybooks to date, including Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds (2020), A Perfect Day for an Albatross (2017), and Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits (2002).