{"product_id":"a-family-is-a-family-sara-oleary-9781554987948","title":"A Family Is a Family Is a Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a teacher asks her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different, but the same in one important way ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways -- but the same in the one way that matters most of all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many stepsiblings, and another has a new baby in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs her classmates describe who they live with and who loves them -- family of every shape, size and every kind of relation -- the child realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, it is special.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA warm and whimsical look at many types of families, written by award-winning author Sara O'Leary, with quirky and sweet illustrations by Qin Leng.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1\u003cbr\u003e With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003cbr\u003e Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6\u003cbr\u003e Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9\u003cbr\u003e Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara O'Leary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554987946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554987948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2016 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016 pg. 82","brand":"Sara O'Leary","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053467889919,"sku":"9781554987948","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57e2f968-fa88-4b94-9098-e0ee73e6cbba.jpg?v=1685024511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-family-is-a-family-sara-oleary-9781554987948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}