{"product_id":"my-life-at-the-bottom-linda-bondestam-9781632061386","title":"My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning Nordic author and illustrator Linda Bondestam comes a new kind of climate change story, narrated by an adorable axolotl who is--possibly--the last of its kind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a forest of seaweed there was ME, a rare and beautiful little axolotl, going for my first-ever swim.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo graceful, and yet so lonesome--out of 987 eggs, mine was the only one that hatched.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho knows, maybe I was the last axolotl in these waters?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the bottom of a lake in Mexico City, our axolotl narrator goes to underwater school, collects treasures tossed away by the big lugs on land, and has dance parties with tiger salamander friends. Life is good!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the world gets hotter and hotter, the water gets murkier. Friends become harder to find, and the lonesome axolotl grows even lonelier. Until one day when, out of the blue, a colossal wave carries the axolotl into a surprising new future....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBittersweet, droll, existential, and hopeful, \u003ci\u003eMy Life at the Bottom\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale from the climate crisis unlike any other. Combining her irresistible visual wit with exquisite aquatic art and rare empathy, Linda Bondestam brings us a story of catastrophe that bursts with life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Bondestam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632061384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632061386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yonder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 11.42w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022 pg. 59","brand":"Linda Bondestam","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995420098815,"sku":"9781632061386","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21f6e99e-0cbd-4f6e-b022-410a499d023b.jpg?v=1683335717","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-life-at-the-bottom-linda-bondestam-9781632061386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}