{"product_id":"duel-isbn-9780823458738","title":"Duel","description":"\u003cb\u003eCaldecott Honoree Shawn Harris uses mirrored images to tell the story of two queens, two knights, and a duel over one shared hill in this astonishingly symmetrical picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo castles sit on a hill, home to two queens. But the queens would rather not share, and each sends a knight to joust for the land. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo queens is one too many for this hill, the queens concurred.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet's hold a duel. The one who wins will rule the hill in whole.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s just one problem—when the winner stands up in the middle of the field, no one is sure which side he came from. Maybe neighborly sharing is back in vogue! After all, they have so much in common.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe illustrations in \u003ci\u003eDuel \u003c\/i\u003efollow one simple rule. Each pair of facing pages is perfectly symmetrical, mirrored over the gutter of the book. Even the colors are the result of squish painting, wet paint pressed between center-folded paper. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShawn Harris’s self-imposed artistic dare has resulted in a visually arresting and effortlessly funny picture book that kids are sure to ask for on repeat. And to the bold, \u003ci\u003eDuel\u003c\/i\u003e whispers: what might you create, if you set yourself a challenge?\u003cb\u003eShawn Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning creator of books for kids. He received a Caldecott Honor for his debut authored book \u003ci\u003eHave You Ever Seen a Flower?\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called a “stunning tour de force.” He is also the creator of the picture books \u003ci\u003eThe Teeny-Weeny Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoing Business\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLet’s Be Bees\u003c\/i\u003e. His work as an illustrator includes\u003ci\u003e What Can a Citizen Do?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHer Right Foot\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Newbery Medal-winning bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes and the Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e, all written by Dave Eggers; \u003ci\u003eA Polar Bear in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e by Mac Barnett; and \u003ci\u003eEveryone’s Awake\u003c\/i\u003e by Colin Meloy, among others. He lives in Northern California, where he also writes songs, surfs, and plays racquetball.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532140818661,"sku":"NP9780823458738","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/duel-isbn-9780823458738","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}