{"product_id":"four-feet-two-sandals-hardcover","title":"Four Feet, Two Sandals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Lynn Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKhadra Mohammed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDoug Chayka\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen relief workers bring used clothing to the refugee camp, everyone scrambles to grab whatever they can. Ten-year-old Lina is thrilled when she finds a sandal that fits her foot perfectly, until she sees that another girl has the matching shoe. But soon Lina and Feroza meet and decide that it is better to share the sandals than for each to wear only one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the girls go about their routines -- washing clothes in the river, waiting in long lines for water, and watching for their names to appear on the list to go to America -- the sandals remind them that friendship is what is most important. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Feet, Two Sandals\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by a refugee girl who asked the authors why there were no books about children like her. With warm colors and sensitive brush strokes, this book portrays the strength, courage, and hope of refugees around the world, whose daily existence is marked by uncertainty and fear.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Lynn Williams has written several books about the difficult lives of children around the world, including \u003ci\u003eGalimoto\u003c\/i\u003e (Lothrop, Lee \u0026amp; Shepard), \u003ci\u003eTap-Tap\u003c\/i\u003e (Clarion), and \u003ci\u003eCircles of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e (Eerdmans). Karen has lived in Haiti and Malawi, but now lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Khadra Mohammed is the executive director of the Pittsburgh Refugee Center and has worked with refugees in the United States and abroad for more than twenty years. Khadra lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Doug Chayka has illustrated several children's books, including \u003ci\u003eBeekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e by Linda Oatman High and \u003ci\u003eYanni Rubbish\u003c\/i\u003e by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim (both Boyds Mills), and \u003ci\u003eThe Pink House at the Seashore\u003c\/i\u003e by Deborah Blumenthal (Clarion). His work has also appeared in various publications, and has been honored by the Society of Illustrators. Doug teaches illustration at the Pratt Institute and lives in Brooklyn, New York. \" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.2 x 12.2 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, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cybils (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e California Young Reader Medal (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Volunteer State Book Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four Feet, Two Sandals\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757589954848,"sku":"9780802852960","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5dcace82ea9dfe506cb1da62db56eafe.webp?v=1780106001","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/four-feet-two-sandals-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}