Ellie Crowe, national award-winning author.
Author of children's books, travel books and non-fiction books such as "Hardcore Inventing".
Ellie Crowe is an award-winning author of some 40 or more published books. She was born in South Africa and lives in Honolulu, Hawaii and Santa Barbara,California. Her books on the culture and history of Hawaii include Exploring Lost Hawaii, Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic; Kamehameha,the Boy who became a Warrior King, recipient of the HVCB Kahili Award for Literary Arts in 2004; and Surfer of the Century,the Life of Duke Kahanamoku, recipient of the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award in Children's Literature in 2008. Her first book, The Little Princess Kaiulani,is included in a time capsule in the grounds of the Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School, Honolulu.To see a description of Ellie's books click on the link below
I Escaped Series
Based on true events, the best-selling "I Escaped Series" are kid-powered survival adventures for readers 9-12.
- I Escaped the Amazon River Pirates
- I Escaped the World's Deadliest Shark Attack
- I Escaped WW2 Pearl Harbor
- I Escaped the Grizzly Maze
- I Escaped the Pirates in The Caribbean
- I Escaped the Tower of London
- I Escaped North Korea
- I Escaped Haunted Winchester House
Other Books
Nelson Mandela: The Boy Called Troublemaker"The Harold Angel
Exploring Lost Hawai'i Rainforest, Touch-N-See Hawai'i
Seashore, Touch-N-See Hawai'i
The Boy Who Tricked the Ghosts
Duke's Olympic Feet
Kamehameha, The Boy Who Became a Warrior King
Little Princess Ka'iulani in her Garden by the Sea
Little Spring Eggs
Magic Moon Dreams
The Littlest Paniolo
Hawai'i, A Pictorial Celebration
See under the Sea
Surfer of the Century
Hardcore Inventing
Awards and reviews
Including Children's Books of the Year:- Bank Street College Children's Book Committee
- "Starred Review" School Library Journal
- Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist
- Texas Library Association (TLA)
- Editor's Favorites
- The Bloomsbury Review
- Librarian's Choices
- Texas Woman's University
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