{"product_id":"el-beisbol-nos-salvo-isbn-9781643795386","title":"El béisbol nos salvó","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in Spanish, this classic, award-winning picture book tells the story of Shorty and his family, placed in an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor along with thousands of Japanese Americans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe groundbreaking children's book about the Japanese American concentration camp experience during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Shorty and his family, along with thousands of other Japanese Americans, have been forced to relocate from their home to Camp. One day Shorty's dad looks out across the desert and decides they should build a baseball field. Fighting the heat, dust, and freezing cold nights, the prisoners need something to look forward to, even if only for nine innings. So in this unlikely place, surrounded by barbed-wire fences and guards in towers, a baseball league is born. And Shorty soon finds that he is playing not only to win, but to gain dignity and self-respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a long-hidden and shameful part of America's past, and the people who triumphed over it, this modern classic remains a moving story of hope, courage, and endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from \u003ci\u003eBaseball Saved Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEl béisbol nos salvó\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate rite of passage story. It will appeal again and again to readers who enjoy cheering for the underdog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47882824548581,"sku":"NP9781643795386","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781643795386_2de9b7e1-1002-46f8-b3b2-315f5a7aa404.jpg?v=1765837135","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/el-beisbol-nos-salvo-isbn-9781643795386","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}