{"product_id":"bringing-the-rain-to-kapiti-plain-isbn-9780140546163","title":"Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain","description":"A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eVerna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”\u003cb\u003eVerna Aardema\u003c\/b\u003e (1911-2000) was a highly acclaimed storyteller and the author of many books of African folktales. Her book, \u003ci\u003eWho’s in Rabbit’s House?\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, was an ALA Notable Children’s Book and a \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, 1977. \u003ci\u003eWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears\u003c\/i\u003e, also illustrated by the Dillons, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1976 and was chosen as an ALA Notable Children’s Book, as was a third Aardema-Dillon collaboration, \u003ci\u003eBehind the Back of the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304826130661,"sku":"NP9780140546163","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140546163_c750446a-21e1-426c-92a7-640a41cd1168.jpg?v=1767723090","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bringing-the-rain-to-kapiti-plain-isbn-9780140546163","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}