Bio

Dorinda Makanaunalani was born in Hawaii to a Hawaiian mother and a Caucasian father. At the age of six she was an eyewitness to the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Her first book, "Pearl Harbor Child", chronicles that historic event. Nicholson believes it is her mission to bring World War II history to life for children. She is married to Larry Nicholson, an award-winning photographer and designer. The two combined their talents to create "Pearl Harbor Warriors", which has won the International Reading Association Nonfiction Award and the Benjamin Franklin Award for Intermediate Non