{"product_id":"a-family-is-a-family-is-a-family-hardcover","title":"A Family Is a Family Is a Family - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara O'Leary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eQin Leng\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a teacher asks her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different, but the same in one important way ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways -- but the same in the one way that matters most of all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many stepsiblings, and another has a new baby in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs her classmates describe who they live with and who loves them -- family of every shape, size and every kind of relation -- the child realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, it is special.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA warm and whimsical look at many types of families, written by award-winning author Sara O'Leary, with quirky and sweet illustrations by Qin Leng.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1\u003cbr\u003e With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003cbr\u003e Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6\u003cbr\u003e Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9\u003cbr\u003e Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara O'Leary\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer of fiction for both adults and children. She is the author of the award-winning series of Henry books -- \u003ci\u003eWhen You Were Small, Where You Came From\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen I Was Small\u003c\/i\u003e -- and \u003ci\u003eThis is Sadie, \u003c\/i\u003e all illustrated by Julie Morstad, and \u003ci\u003eYou Are One, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Karen Klassen. A graduate of the UBC Creative Writing Program, she has taught screenwriting and writing for children at Concordia University in Montreal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Leng\u003c\/b\u003e lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto. She has published numerous picture books in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Sweden, Hong Kong and South Korea. She has also illustrated for Save the Children and UNICEF.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.2 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760546447648,"sku":"9781554987948","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c1b6cb0f941cfcf76c96b37d83b66668.webp?v=1780182939","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-family-is-a-family-is-a-family-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}