{"product_id":"the-snowball-isbn-9780679864448","title":"The Snowball","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatch out! \u003c\/i\u003eThis fun Step 1 leveled reader about a snowball tumbling down a hill will delight emergent readers any time of year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's a giant snowball on the loose and it's picking up everything--and every\u003ci\u003ebody\u003c\/i\u003e--in its path! Simple text will support new readers while making them laugh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 1 Readers\u003c\/b\u003e feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.Ever since the first grade, \u003cb\u003eJennifer Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e knew that she would become an author. She loved making up stories and sharing them with others. Her family treasured books and this led her to become an avid reader of all types of fiction. It was no surprise when she chose to study English and American Literature at Smith College in Massachusetts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmstrong is the author of over 50 books for children from kindergarten through high school. Best known for writing historical fiction, she has also been successful in \u003cbr\u003ecreating picture books, easy readers, chapter books, young adult novels, as well as nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmstrong, who grew up outside of New York City, now lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Armstrong is the winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. Many of her books have been designated as Notable Books by the American Library Association and the International Reading Association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more information on Jennifer Armstrong, visit her website at \u003cu\u003ewww.jennifer-armstrong.com\u003c\/u\u003e, or read her blog at \u003cu\u003ewww.jennifer-armstrong.blogspot.com\u003c\/u\u003e.","brand":"Random House Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303953977573,"sku":"NP9780679864448","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679864448.jpg?v=1767741564","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-snowball-isbn-9780679864448","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}