{"product_id":"heroes-paperback","title":"Heroes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Mochizuki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDom Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeacher's Choices, International Literacy Association (ILA)\u003cbr\u003e Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, National Council for the Social Studies \/ Children's Book Council\u003cbr\u003e Notable Children's Book, Smithsonian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Japanese American boy learns about heroism from his father and uncle who served in the U.S. Army.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonnie is tired of playing the bad guy every time he and his friends get together to play war. According to the other kids, Donnie should play the enemy-after all, as a Japanese American he looks like \"them.\" Instead, Donnie wishes they could just play his favorite game, football.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen he argues that his family served in the U.S. Army, Donnie's friends laugh and dare him to prove it. But when he asks his father and Uncle Yosh for proof, they tell him that kids should play something else besides war. \"Real heroes don't brag,\" Uncle Yosh says. \"They just do what they are supposed to do.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the 1960s, this intergenerational story explores how one family deals with the painful legacy of war and prejudice. In their powerful follow-up to the award-winning \u003ci\u003eBaseball Saved Us\u003c\/i\u003e, Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee once again present young readers with American heroes they won't usually find in history books, but who they can always hold in their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Mochizuki\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, journalist, and former actor who made his picture-book debut with \u003ci\u003eBaseball Saved Us\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of several other award-winning picture books published by Lee \u0026amp; Low, including \u003ci\u003ePassage to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e. Mochizuki lives in Maple Valley, Washington. His website is kenmochizuki.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDom Lee\u003c\/b\u003e made his picture-book debut with \u003ci\u003eBaseball Saved Us\u003c\/i\u003e. He grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and went on to illustrate books in both the United States and Korea. His titles for Lee \u0026amp; Low include Ken Mochizuki's \u003ci\u003ePassage to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds\u003c\/i\u003e. Lee's unique illustration style involves applying encaustic beeswax on paper, then scratching out images, and finally coloring the images with oil paint. Lee and his wife live in Hollis, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 8.02 x 10.02 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 March 01, 1995\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 Heroes\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 3.3\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":51770061914400,"sku":"9781880000502","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b89a6f52170bfca76f83cd1647a73bb8.webp?v=1780363659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/heroes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}