{"product_id":"blue-sky-white-stars-isbn-9780803737006","title":"Blue Sky White Stars","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring and patriotic tribute to the beauty of the American flag, a symbol of America’s history, landscape, and people, illustrated by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling and Caldecott-honor winning artist Kadir Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wonderfully spare, deceptively simple verses pair with richly evocative paintings to celebrate the iconic imagery of our nation, beginning with the American flag. Each spread, sumptuously illustrated by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson, depicts a stirring tableau, from the view of the Statue of Library at Ellis Island to civil rights marchers shoulder to shoulder, to a spacecraft at Cape Canaveral blasting off.  This book is an ode to America then and now, from sea to shining sea.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBlue Sky, White Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"Many readers will feel that this book looks like the America they know.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"Though ostensibly a picture book for younger children, this has the ability to reach a much broader audience, and spark discussion of hopes and fears. It’s hard to imagine a book better suited to this time.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"Naberhaus and Nelson give new life to Old Glory for the youngest of readers.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"Timely homage to the relationship among America's majesty, its hopefulness and diversity, and its flag.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred reviewSarvinder Naberhaus is the author of \u003ci\u003eBoom Boom\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eLines.\u003c\/i\u003e She was born in India and grew up in the heartland of America. She lives in Iowa with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kadir Nelson is an acclaimed artist and the illustrator of several \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling picture books, including his authorial debut \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Coretta Scott King Award and a Sibert Medal. Kadir has received three additional Coretta Scott King Awards and five Coretta Scott King honors. He has also received two Caldecott Honors, for \u003ci\u003eHenry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, and has twice received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302528864485,"sku":"NP9780803737006","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780803737006.jpg?v=1767722854","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/blue-sky-white-stars-isbn-9780803737006","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}