{"product_id":"finding-treasure-isbn-9781580898751","title":"Finding Treasure","description":"\u003cb\u003eClever poems tell the story of one inquisitive child's quest to start just the right collection to share at school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's tons to collect in this fabulous poetry book that's perfect for ages 4 - 8!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile everyone else is excited about presenting their treasures, one creative elementary schooler is stressed about her class's show-and-tell assignment. How is she supposed to share her collection if she doesn't \u003ci\u003ecollect\u003c\/i\u003e anything? Polling her parents, visiting with Granny and Grandpa, and searching for the secret behind her siblings' obsession with baseball cards, she discovers she does, in fact, have something to share: a collection of stories and poems!When a teacher asks his students to bring in something they collect, one girl is at a loss since she doesn’t collect anything. Checking with her family members and friends, she discovers that they all collect something: teapots, snow globes, baseball cards, trains, and clocks are a few of the highly prized items. The brightly colored, digitally created illustrations reveal the many types of collections people own. At least one full page is devoted to each collection and the child describes them in a variety of poetic forms from rhyming couplets to free verse. One example of her poetry is called “My Mother’s Button Box” and begins: “Shiny ones\/of shell and glass.\/Pearly circles,\/swirls of brass.\/Anchors snipped\/from navy coats.\/Plastic hearts,\/wooden boats.” Readers will be both surprised and pleased when they find out what the child has decided to collect. The author provides information on how to begin a collection, including a web address for clubs for collectors. VERDICT This title will inspire children to at least consider beginning a collection if they don’t already have one.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003eMichelle Schaub is the author of \u003ci\u003eFresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers' Market\u003c\/i\u003e, and her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAnd the Crowd Goes Wild, A Global Gathering of Sports Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Anthology for Celebrations\u003c\/i\u003e. She has contributed poems to \u003ci\u003eHighlights High Five\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLadybug \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and the SCBWI national bulletin. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThis and That Sports\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVehicles of WWI\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarmen Saldaña lives in Gijon, a little rainy city in the north of Spain. She is the illustrator of several books for children including \u003ci\u003eBunny Bear \u003c\/i\u003eby Andrea Loney (Albert Whitman) and\u003ci\u003e Bug Bear\u003c\/i\u003e by Patricia Hegerty. She loves furry animals, birds, bugs, leaves, and everything related to nature, which is her main source of inspiration. www.carmensaldana.es\u003cb\u003eMy Collection Conundrum \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy teacher gave us homework\u003cbr\u003ethat has me quite perplexed. \u003cbr\u003eHe asked us all to bring to class\u003cbr\u003esomething we collect. \u003cbr\u003eIt seems that everyone BUT ME \u003cbr\u003eknows just the thing to share. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"My jar of marbles.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Arrowheads.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"My favorite teddy bears.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI've emptied out my closet. \u003cbr\u003eI've searched beneath my bed. \u003cbr\u003eThe random items I've unearthed\u003cbr\u003edon't share a common thread. \u003cbr\u003eI hope my friends and family\u003cbr\u003ecan give me some direction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm trying not to panic—\u003cbr\u003ebut I need a good collection!","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300858745061,"sku":"NP9781580898751","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781580898751.jpg?v=1767726906","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/finding-treasure-isbn-9781580898751","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}