{"product_id":"laundry-day-isbn-9780547241968","title":"Laundry Day","description":"In a picture book that blends realism and fantasy, a shoeshine boy is surprised when a\u003cbr\u003epiece of red silk falls from the sky. Trying to find its owner, he ventures up and down\u003cbr\u003efire escapes, back and forth across clotheslines, and into the company of the colorfully\u003cbr\u003ediverse people who live in the tenement. Lively pages laid out in multiple panels, with\u003cbr\u003ea few words of text in dialogue balloons, capture the exhilarating action, and foreignlanguage\u003cbr\u003ephrases are translated on the endpapers. There is a cheerful side to a neighborhood\u003cbr\u003epacked with people of different origins—the opportunity to make friends\u003cbr\u003eacross race lines, culture lines, and clotheslines! | \u003cp\u003e\"Everything teems with movement and life--completely beguiling.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/em\u003estarred review \"There's much to discover in the varied, well-paced frames of this graphic picture book.\"--\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e \"A vivid, warmhearted picture book...Manning's pages are exuberance itself as her hero balletically bounds from frame to frame.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003estarred review \"[A] charming picture book with graphic-novel elements...The atmospheric illustrations will draw in young readers and make them feel as if they are pushing their way through the crowded streets, climbing up fire escapes, and swinging from laundry lines along with the shoeshine boy.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \"The hustle-and-bustle setting provides another visual treat, matched by the warm exuberance of the boy's neighborly adventure.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890121765093,"sku":"NP9780547241968","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780547241968.jpg?v=1730232578","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/laundry-day-isbn-9780547241968","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}