{"product_id":"gorky-rises-william-steig-9780374427849","title":"Gorky Rises","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne fresh and fair summer day, as soon as his parents go out, Gorky sets up his laboratory by the kitchen sink to have another try at concocting a magic potion. This time he strikes upon the missing ingredient--half a bottle of his mother's attar of roses--and he knows it's success at last.\u003cbr\u003eWhile he is waiting for the bubbly, glinting liquid to show what it can do, he heads over to Elephant Rock, \"his best spot for doing nothing.\" But on the way he stops to bask in the sun, soon falls asleep--and wakes to find himself floating in the immensely blue sky, clutching his bottle of magic.\u003cbr\u003eThere follows the most astonishing, bewildering, and bedazzling adventure a young frog could possibly have. Orbiting the globe has its ups and downs, however, and Gorky soon begins to wonder if he'll ever get back to earth. He does manage to outwit the magic; but the potion saves a last surprise until Gorky reaches Elephant Rock, just on day later than he had planned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGorky Rises\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1980 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Steig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374427844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374427849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.76h x 8.39w x 0.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e134027 \/ Gorky Rises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Irma S. \u0026amp; James H. Black Award - Winner","brand":"William Steig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048079159551,"sku":"9780374427849","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe5103c9-4be2-4604-b239-e1d42ec58eb8.jpg?v=1684993765","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gorky-rises-william-steig-9780374427849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}