{"product_id":"grandads-prayers-of-the-earth-paperback","title":"Grandad's Prayers of the Earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eP. J. Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wood conveys a sense of something larger in the world, and gives voice to the human longing to understand.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrandad is the boy's best friend. Being with him always makes the world seem right. And how vast that world is: a world of tall trees that reach for the clouds and sun and moon and stars -- and what else is reaching for heaven but a prayer? Each time he and Grandad walk in the woods, the boy listens for the prayers of the earth. And finally the boy asks: \"Are our prayers answered?\" One day, long after Grandad is gone, long after the boy is grown, he understands Grandad's reply: \"If we listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer.\" Douglas Wood, author of \u003ci\u003eOld Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e, has written a wise and moving story for all ages, beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed P.J. Lynch.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Wood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books for adults and children, including the highly acclaimed and bestselling \u003ci\u003eOld Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the ABBY Award for 1993 and was named IRA Book of the Year. Of \u003ci\u003eGrandad's Prayers of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, he says, \"I feel I've been getting ready to write this book all my life, for it is about my wise and gentle hero, my Grandad. It's a prayer and a thank you, a walk in the woods and a remembering smile; and it is for anyone who has ever had a woods to walk, a prayer to whisper, a hero to love.\" Douglas Wood lives with his family in a log cabin on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minnesota. This is his first book for Candlewick Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP.J. Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e is the renowned illustrator of many children's picture books and has twice been awarded both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Christopher Medal.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 9.66 x 8.74 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 22, 2009\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 Grandad's Prayers of the Earth\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 4.1\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":51765143273760,"sku":"9780763646752","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7465fd0a79f0d84415ec3c08d1823b85.webp?v=1780262653","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/grandads-prayers-of-the-earth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}