{"product_id":"heatwave-isbn-9780593645949","title":"Heatwave","description":"\u003cb\u003eA picture book from an award-winning artist that uses vibrant reds and blues to stunningly evoke the intensity of a heatwave and the refreshing relief that comes with an unexpected downpour of a cooling rain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS, \u003ci\u003eSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e HORN BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSweltering. Sweating. It’s 100 degrees… even in the shade.\u003cbr\u003eGames are canceled, temperatures reach record highs. The sun is hot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, a wind picks up. One rain drop. Then another. A downpour. The sun sets and the moon rises, Relief at last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeatwave is a book that vividly evokes a universal feeling--when the air is so hot and heavy you can barely move, when the sun is so bright your eyes play tricks on you. Renowned artist, writer and MacArthur genuis grant recipient, Lauren Redniss’s choice to use just two vibrant and contrasting colors in her artwork and spare text makes for a bold and interesting exploration of extreme weather. Even the book itself is saturated in red as if the book itself is burning up.★ \"Intense summertime heat never looked this good.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"An honest narrative of and for today, brilliantly told.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Dazzlingly original.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Redniss eschews hard climate-change-related information in this spare work that aptly depicts the sensory experience of living amid one hot, hot planet’s various cycles.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003eLauren Redniss is an author, an artist, and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Her previous books for adults include \u003ci\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eThunder \u0026amp; Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. The New York Times called her book “astonishing” and “virtuosic.” \u003ci\u003eTime Capsule \u003c\/i\u003ewas her first book for children.","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301509943525,"sku":"NP9780593645949","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593645949.jpg?v=1767728858","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/heatwave-isbn-9780593645949","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}