Pam's Paradise Ranch: A Story of Hawaii

by Armine Von Tempski, Paul Brown (Illustrator)

Pam experiences life on a huge cattle ranch in the Hawaiian islands.

Genres: Young Adult

333 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1940

Reviews

[Clara Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book - I loved this story of a girl coming to live with relatives in Hawaii for a year - how she wishes the arrangement could be permanent! We get to see her learning so many things about ranch life, riding horses, enjoying different foods, visiting with a Japanese family on 'Boy Day,' learning to swim and surf, visiting all around the lovely islands of Hawaii and Maui, and other more exciting events that I won't share or it may be considered a 'spoiler.' All in all, a wonderful and happy story based on the author's own childhood on a Maui ranch at the base of Mt. Haleakala. I was blessed to be able to go there with my family on vacation as a teenager and still remember coming down from the mountaintop during the sunset and riding through the sun-lit clouds on our way down to the pineapple plantations below..the clouds looked like they were on fire, and it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Truly a magical experience, and this book brings back to me those memories and images of lovely Hawaii. Can't wait to read this one aloud to my daughter..I think she will love this family story - with its heartwarming characters, lovely episodes and beautiful descriptions of scenery - as much as I did!

[Georgia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another now out-of-print favorite of my childhood, this book about two girls growing up on a cattle ranch in Hawaii was another favorite of mine and is still a really fun read. Published in 1940, it has so much wonderful information about what life was like on the ranches, so many beautiful descriptions of the islands, and so much history woven in that it draws an amazingly vibrant and enchanting picture of life in Hawaii in the early and mid 20th Century. I feel very lucky that that it's still possible to get good copies of this book, because I think I need to send it off to my nieces immediately. They'll want to move to the Big Island immediately.

[Outi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Siis Pami-tytön paratiisi (kuvassa myös väärä kansi). Lapsuuden iki-ihana suosikki. Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea ja Kilohana.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given this book as a gift when I was about ten years old - and that was a long time ago. I read it and re-read it. I memorized the pictures by Paul Brown. I felt that the cover picture was ME. The book got lost as I grew up but I found the reprint and it sits on my shelf again, to be enjoyed, again. I had the extreme pleasure of riding on the Big island of Hawaii - my dream of being a part of Pam's Paradise ranch came true.

[Ruby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweetly childish, with the strong spirit of Hawaii, this is a book to be read by all ages. Pam's story of hawaiian love and learning gives us all the need to share our ohana with the world.Let it be known the paradise lives on earth where harmony exists as well as heaven

[Carolynne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Emily, raised in Boston, visits Pam and her mother Kulani on their ranch in Hawaii. She has difficulty adjusting, but finally comes to love it--just when Pam and her mother are about to lose the ranch!

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book when I was a child. I checked it out from the library and when I wanted to re-read it I had to reserve the book. My parents Did Not Understand why they should drive me all the way to the library to get a book that I'd already read.

[Benved · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book at least twice a year from the age of nine until late teenage years! loved it!