{"product_id":"the-gardener-sarah-stewart-9780312367497","title":"The Gardener: (Caldecott Honor Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- an ambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small's illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031236749X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312367497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.74h x 8.20w x 0.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9\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\u003e18674 \/ Gardener\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051356254463,"sku":"9780312367497","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae7f1057-e53a-41fc-a6f9-aebbf8e6f439.jpg?v=1685012603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gardener-sarah-stewart-9780312367497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}