{"product_id":"changing-changing-aracelis-girmay-9780807615539","title":"Changing, Changing: Story and Collages","description":"So begins this story of metamorphoses, of life, and of possibility. The young protagonists of the opening lines take turns embodying facets of the world around them, undergoing transformations of quiet but mythical proportions. She becomes the moon, a tribe, an island. He becomes a bull, the sky, a kite. Bright, imaginative images of raw beauty illustrate each transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChanging, Changing\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyful celebration of many things. Of the world the children take into themselves as they are reincarnated again and again. Of the imagination, which knows no bounds as they experience the universe from the new perspective of each transformation. As children of African descent, their story is also a celebration of Blackness. Their tumble through the universe is a journey through life, a discovery of the world, themselves, and each other--making \u003cem\u003eChanging, Changing\u003c\/em\u003e a celebration of love and of friendship as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Adults will see the deeper philosophical message of change as a defining and driving force in life, while children (and adults, too) will delight in this playful romp through the everyday wonders that surround us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aracelis Girmay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807615536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807615539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e George Braziller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 10.36w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2005 pg. 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 31 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Aracelis Girmay","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926302195967,"sku":"9780807615539","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f538449a-626d-461b-959c-2cc011541e7f.jpg?v=1681082316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/changing-changing-aracelis-girmay-9780807615539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}