{"product_id":"the-search-for-delicious-natalie-babbitt-9780312369828","title":"The Search for Delicious","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Natalie Babbit's memorable first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Search for Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e, about a boy who nearly causes a civil war in the kingdom all because of his work on the royal dictionary. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGaylen, the King's messenger, a skinny boy of twelve, is off to poll the kingdom, traveling from town to farmstead to town on his horse, Marrow. At first it is merely a question of disagreement at the royal castle over which food should stand for Delicious in the new dictionary. But soon it seems that the search for Delicious had better succeed if civil war is to be avoided. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGaylen's quest leads him to the woldweller, a wise, 900-year-old creature who lives alone at the precise center of the forest; to Canto, the minstrel who sings him an old song about a mermaid child and who gives him a peculiar good-luck charm; to the underground domain of the dwarfs; and finally to Ardis who might save the kingdom from havoc. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Search for Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1969 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in 4 episodes as part of the Jackanory BBC children's television series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalie Babbitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312369824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312369828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.38w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e5042 \/ Search for Delicious\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Natalie Babbitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048320921855,"sku":"9780312369828","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2d12e69-32bc-41ce-a61f-cc5d0e631a30.jpg?v=1684995136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-search-for-delicious-natalie-babbitt-9780312369828","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}