{"product_id":"sal-boat-thyra-heder-9781419757501","title":"Sal Boat: (A Boat by Sal)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA boy builds a unique boat of his own with some help from his community in this new picture book written and illustrated by Thyra Heder, the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAlfie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sal loves the water. All day, he thinks about it: being out there, just him and the waves, alone. More than anything else, he wants a boat. And he knows just what it would look like. So he decides to build it himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It isn't long before everyone in town starts sharing advice. But Sal doesn't need their help. He knows just what he's building. And he does it! Except . . . he forgets one crucial detail--that no project, big or small, can be launched without a little help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the acclaimed author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAlfie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Dance?\u003c\/i\u003e comes a clever and heartfelt tale about creativity, collaboration, and how you don't always have to be alone to be free. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Along with effectively capturing the setting's small-town feel in her watercolors, Heder depicts a light-skinned protagonist whose changing facial expressions and body language offer a positive study as he goes from intense, scowling concentration to delight, dismay, then despair, resignation, and, bit by bit, anger . . . A literally buoyant reminder that sometimes it takes a village.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thyra Heder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419757504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419757501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.24h x 9.10w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.7\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\u003e519489 \/ Sal Boat: A Boat by Sal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 59","brand":"Thyra Heder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946003628287,"sku":"9781419757501","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bcd32843-e58e-4b2f-ac9e-aff3c250cfc4.jpg?v=1681510982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sal-boat-thyra-heder-9781419757501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}