True first edition, 1940, from original Hawaiian publisher. Oversized in tan paper boards with paste-on color illustration on front cover. (Issued without DJ, presumably). Illustrated endpaper drawing "Hawaii National Park." Illustrated by Cornelia MacIntyre Foley (later editions have full color illustrations). A little Hawaiian girl explores the crater of Kilauea in search of the legendary Madame Pele, the Fire Goddess; she meets a mysterious old woman living in The Green Cottage who gives her a basket of flowers. The girl makes a county fair prize-winning lei from them. Helen Lamar Berkly authored charming Hawaiian themes children's books, true first editions are scarce.
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