{"product_id":"growing-gold-tom-wrenn-9780874838602","title":"Growing Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 lazy sons are about to discover that hard work presents a golden outcome.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Gold\u003c\/i\u003e provides a touching story about a struggling farmer and his wife who work very hard each day in order to grow their food and support their family. Unfortunately, their three sons are very lazy and do not help their parents at all. The boys just sit and dream about gold all day as the parents struggle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrustrated, the clever mother devises a plan to get her sons to appreciate the value and reward of hard work. She tells her sons about the gold buried under the ground in their fields and that they must work the fields in order to pull the gold up from the ground. Her story works as her sons learn about the value of hard work when they are rewarded with a field of gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Indian folktale about a mother and son will teach readers about the importance of resourcefulness, respect and responsibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust House Publishers provides an animated version of \u003ci\u003eGrowing Gold\u003c\/i\u003e as well as free lesson plans!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Wrenn, Padma Venkatraman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874838606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874838602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e August House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.89h x 7.37w x 0.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e124011 \/ Growing Gold\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tom Wrenn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080278143231,"sku":"9780874838602","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fed273f-dc43-4314-9992-cc28f6d8a5bf.jpg?v=1685485922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-gold-tom-wrenn-9780874838602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}