{"product_id":"ladder-to-the-moon-paperback","title":"Ladder to the Moon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaya Soetoro-Ng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYuyi Morales\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A lush, haunting story that brings together a grandmother and her grandchild. . . . Soetoro-Ng, maternal half-sister of Barack Obama, has written this story of compassion as a tribute to their mother.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle Suhaila wishes she could have known her grandma, who would wrap her arms around the whole world if she could, Mama says. And one night, Suhaila gets her wish when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites the girl to go along with her on a magical journey. Maya Soetoro-Ng and Yuyi Morales's dreamlike tale reminds us that loved ones lost are always with us, and that sometimes we need only look at the moon and remember.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaya Soetoro-Ng\u003c\/b\u003e, a former high school history teacher and university instructor, was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is the maternal half-sister of President Barack Obama. She says \u003ci\u003eLadder to the Moon, \u003c\/i\u003eher first picture book, was inspired by her young daughter Suhaila's questions about her grandmother, Ann Dunham. Maya Soetoro-Ng lives in Hawaii with her husband and two daughters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYuyi Morales\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of Kathleen Krull's \u003ci\u003eHarvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, \u003c\/i\u003ewhose accolades included a Pura Belpre Award and a Christopher Medal, as well as the Pura Belpre Award-winning \u003ci\u003eLos Gatos Black on Halloween \u003c\/i\u003eby Marisa Montes. Born and raised in Mexico, she now lives with her family in northern California.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 11.2 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2017\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 Ladder to the Moon\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 4.2\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":51765164998944,"sku":"9780763693435","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/97377d9c435f25dd22f998330952b233.webp?v=1780262980","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ladder-to-the-moon-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}