{"product_id":"the-friendly-four-isbn-9780060007591","title":"The Friendly Four","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrate friendship with Coretta Scott King Award winners Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrum is worried that summer will be a bummer until Dorene, Louis, and Rae enter his life unexpectedly. Together they embark on an unforgettable summer of discovery and creative play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith free-verse poetry perfect for reading aloud and inspired illustrations, this picture book by the legendary author\/illustrator team follows four children as they explore the bonds of friendship, family, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fun for reading aloud.\" —\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eTHE FRIENDLY FOUR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Celebrate summer with Coretta Scott King Award winners Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drum: Didn't I call this summer a bummer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e All: Not anymore, not anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drum: I was alone, and life was lonely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e All: But not anymore,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drum: 'cause we're the Friendly Four!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Drum, Dorene, Louis, and Rae enter one another's lives unexpectedly, they embark on an unforgettable summer of discovery and creative play together. With individual poems and poems for multiple voices, Eloise Greenfield follows four children as they explore the bonds of friendship, family, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"This accessible and well-written book has a nostalgic tone.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lively, occasionally rhyming poems celebrate the friendship of kids from different families. Fun for reading aloud.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Idealistic and nostalgic Perfect for classroom readers’ theater or as a way for a young child to share reading with an older sibling or parent.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lively tribute to children’s imagination as well as an inviting introduction to free verse.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Has an open accessibility, with its big print and visually inviting pages, and an upbeat warmth.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887549477093,"sku":"NP9780060007591","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060007591.jpg?v=1730226341","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-friendly-four-isbn-9780060007591","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}