{"product_id":"the-snail-with-the-right-heart-a-true-story-hardcover","title":"The Snail with the Right Heart: A True Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Popova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePing Zhu\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ A \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Book of 2021: A Best Informational Picture Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e★ \u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarginalian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(formerly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e) Best Children's Book of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e★ \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e Best Spiritual Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on a real scientific event and inspired by a beloved real human in the author's life, this is a story about science and the poetry of existence...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Snail with the Right Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about time and chance, genetics and gender, love and death, evolution and infinity--concepts often too abstract for the human mind to fathom, often more accessible to the young imagination; concepts made fathomable in the concrete, finite life of one tiny, unusual creature dwelling in a pile of compost amid an English garden. Emerging from this singular life is a lyrical universal invitation not to mistake difference for defect and to welcome, across the accordion scales of time and space, diversity as the wellspring of the universe's beauty and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis boldly illustrated book about evolution for children features a large gatefold that opens up to immerse readers in the story and will help kids understand that nature is all about differentiation and that being different is beautiful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Popova\u003c\/b\u003e is a reader and a writer, and writes about what she reads on\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e (brainpickings.org), which is included in the Library of\u003cbr\u003e Congress permanent web archive of culturally valuable materials. She is the\u003cbr\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eFiguring\u003c\/i\u003e, co-editor of\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, and the creator and host\u003cbr\u003e of The Universe in Verse--an annual charitable celebration of science through\u003cbr\u003e poetry at the interdisciplinary cultural center Pioneer Works in Brooklyn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePing Zhu\u003c\/b\u003e's illustrations are frequently seen in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003cbr\u003e other reputable publications, but also some questionable ones. She is a\u003cbr\u003e graduate of ArtCenter and gave tours there as a work-study job. In 2013, she\u003cbr\u003e won the ADC Young Guns award for being simultaneously young and talented.\u003cbr\u003e Though she is no longer eligible for \"30 Under 30\" accolades, her goal in life\u003cbr\u003e is to create work that will ideally age well like a fine wine. Or even an okay\u003cbr\u003e wine. Ping's children's book debut, \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Birds of Flannery O'Connor, A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, published in June 2020\u003cbr\u003e and was selected by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as a Best Children's Book of\u003cbr\u003e 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11 x 11.2 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 February 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768821219616,"sku":"9781592703494","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1ed31f54d640f4a94fb55faf0b594eb4.webp?v=1780338172","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-snail-with-the-right-heart-a-true-story-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}