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Tamalitos
Another playful book in the popular bilingual Cooking Poem series that shows that tamalitos, or little tamales, are easy to make!
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El pan de la guerra
Parvana tiene 11 años y vive en Afganistán bajo el mandato de los talibanes. Cuando detienen a su padre buscará una solución desesperada: convertirse en un chico.
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The Polymers
The Polymers is a bold work from one of our most ambitious poetic minds.
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The Girl of the Wish Garden
This beautiful story is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale “Thumbelina” and the award-winning art of Nasrin Khosravi.
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ages 8
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A Boy Named Queen
Who will be brave enough to make friends with the boy named Queen?
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{"id":7346723356731,"title":"Very Last First Time","handle":"very-last-first-time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classic story of an Inuit girl's first experience going alone under the ice to collect mussels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEva's journey is a very special one. Today, she will walk on the bottom of the sea alone. She will go into the cave that is under the ice when the tide is out. She will search for mussels as her people have done for centuries. She will find herself in darkness. She will find too she has brought what she needs with her. She will come again into the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-13T09:58:57-05:00","created_at":"2025-02-13T09:39:33-05:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 5 - 9","By (author) Andrews Jan","CC Literature - Grade 2","CC Literature - Kindergarten","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3","Free Study Guides","Groundwood Books","Illustrated by Wallace Ian","Indigenous Voices","Lexile measure 590L","Picture Books","pub date: 1987-10-01"],"price":1999,"price_min":1999,"price_max":1999,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42009831440443,"title":"hardcover","option1":"hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888990433","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Very Last First Time - hardcover","public_title":"hardcover","options":["hardcover"],"price":1999,"weight":380,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888990433","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ccd3e4c9-820d-4e97-8d30-55e2feaf3b39.jpg?v=1739457597"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ccd3e4c9-820d-4e97-8d30-55e2feaf3b39.jpg?v=1739457597","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25112144183355,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.126,"height":660,"width":743,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ccd3e4c9-820d-4e97-8d30-55e2feaf3b39.jpg?v=1739457597"},"aspect_ratio":1.126,"height":660,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ccd3e4c9-820d-4e97-8d30-55e2feaf3b39.jpg?v=1739457597","width":743}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classic story of an Inuit girl's first experience going alone under the ice to collect mussels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEva's journey is a very special one. Today, she will walk on the bottom of the sea alone. She will go into the cave that is under the ice when the tide is out. She will search for mussels as her people have done for centuries. She will find herself in darkness. She will find too she has brought what she needs with her. She will come again into the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Very Last First Time
A classic story of an Inuit girl's first experience going alone under the ice to collect mussels.
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{"id":7325190914107,"title":"The Charlotte Stories","handle":"the-charlotte-stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree cheery stories about Charlotte -- an intrepid and curious seven-year-old who, like all children, can be compassionate, mean, friendly and selfish all at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-09T15:29:13-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-09T15:29:13-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41930431823931,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780888992109","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"The Charlotte Stories","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1695,"weight":280,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780888992109","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title"],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThree cheery stories about Charlotte -- an intrepid and curious seven-year-old who, like all children, can be compassionate, mean, friendly and selfish all at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"ContributorBio_0":"Teddy Jam (Matt Cohen) was the pseudonymous author of many wonderful children's books, including \u003cem\u003eNight Cars\u003c\/em\u003e (which Michele Landsberg called \"the Canadian \u003cem\u003eGoodnight Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\"), \u003cem\u003eThis New Baby\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Year of Fire, The Stoneboat, The Kid Line\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fishing Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, now collected in the anthology \u003cem\u003eHow We Were\u003c\/em\u003e. He was also a novelist who won the Governor General's Award for his last novel, \u003cem\u003eElizabeth and After\u003c\/em\u003e.","ContributorBio_1":"Harvey Chan immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong as a teenager. He has won the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award three times - with Paul Yee for \u003cem\u003eRoses Sing on New Snow\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGhost Train\u003c\/em\u003e, and with Celia Barker Lottridge for \u003cem\u003eMusic for the Tsar of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e by Celia Barker Lottridge. Harvey is currently living in Hong Kong. ","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Jam, Teddy","Contributor_1":"Chan, Harvey","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd"}
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{"id":7325057450043,"title":"Thumb on a Diamond","handle":"thumb-on-a-diamond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Horn Book Fanfare Top Ten List selection and an SSLI Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThumb and Susan come up with an ingenious plan that will take all of the village's nine school-aged kids on the trip of a lifetime. They'll form a baseball team, win the regional title and qualify to be sent to the provincial championships in Vancouver, courtesy of the school board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever mind that none of them has ever played baseball before. Never mind that there are no other teams to compete for the regional championship. Never mind that the village is not even wide enough to accommodate a baseball diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a lot of ingenuity and a little grownup help, including the advice of a shipwrecked British children's writer-cum-cricket-expert named Mr. Entwhistle, the New Auckland Beavers go into training and start packing their bags. But what will happen when they get to Vancouver? Will they be humiliated by the toughest teams in the province?\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T17:02:07-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T17:02:07-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":895,"price_min":895,"price_max":895,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41929942106171,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780888997050","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Thumb on a Diamond","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":895,"weight":227,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780888997050","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title"],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Horn Book Fanfare Top Ten List selection and an SSLI Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThumb and Susan come up with an ingenious plan that will take all of the village's nine school-aged kids on the trip of a lifetime. They'll form a baseball team, win the regional title and qualify to be sent to the provincial championships in Vancouver, courtesy of the school board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever mind that none of them has ever played baseball before. Never mind that there are no other teams to compete for the regional championship. Never mind that the village is not even wide enough to accommodate a baseball diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a lot of ingenuity and a little grownup help, including the advice of a shipwrecked British children's writer-cum-cricket-expert named Mr. Entwhistle, the New Auckland Beavers go into training and start packing their bags. But what will happen when they get to Vancouver? Will they be humiliated by the toughest teams in the province?\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"ContributorBio_0":"Ken Roberts is the author of several popular books for young readers, including \u003cem\u003eHiccup Champion of the World, Crazy Ideas, Pop Bottles, Nothing Wright, Past Tense\u003c\/em\u003e (shortlisted for a Governor General’s Award) and two highly praised previous Thumb books — \u003cem\u003eThe Thumb in the Box\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThumb on a Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e (Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice, SSLI Honor Book, Horn Book Fanfare Top Ten List). Ken is chief librarian of the Hamilton Public Library. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.","ContributorBio_1":"Leanne Franson is a children's book illustrator who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and who lives now in Montreal. She has illustrated the books in Ken Roberts' Thumb series.","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Roberts, Ken","Contributor_1":"Franson, Leanne","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd"}
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{"id":7325053419579,"title":"The Camel in the Sun","handle":"the-camel-in-the-sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a retelling of a traditional Muslim hadith, or account of the words or actions of the Prophet, which the author first heard in Sri Lanka, this is the story of a camel whose cruel owner only realizes what suffering he has caused when the Prophet appears and shows love to the animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe camel has worked its entire life for a man called Halim, carrying bundles of spices, dates, incense, silver and wool on long journeys across the desert, east of the Red Sea. It often has to climb steep dunes, run when it is exhausted, and wait in the hot sun while Halim sits in the shade talking to the other merchants. One day the camel is overwhelmed by sadness and finds itself in tears. 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{"ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eGriffin Ondaatje is a writer and documentary filmmaker. He edited \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monkey King and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e, a collection of South Asian tales. He directed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplete Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e, a documentary feature film on Bob Dylan, and worked as a producer for CBC's Documentary Unit. His next book is a children’s novel entitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e. He has three children and lives in Toronto with his family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eLinda Wolfsgruber is a world-renowned artist who has exhibited her work throughout Europe and in the United States and Japan. She has won many awards, including the Austrian Children's and Juvenile Book Award for Illustration (four times) and the Golden Apple of the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eVisit Linda Wolfsgruber's website:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.lindawolfsgruber.at\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Ondaatje, Griffin","Contributor_1":"Wolfsgruber, Linda","Height":"10.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","NumberOfPages":"40","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Width":"7.0625","WidthCode":"in"}
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{"id":7325051093051,"title":"Beautiful Griselda","handle":"beautiful-griselda","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrincess Griselda was so beautiful that almost everyone she met fell head over heels in love with her. And that's not just a saying. They actually lost their heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this wonderfully original fairy tale Isol takes on the dangers of narcissism. Griselda not only causes anyone who looks at her to lose his head -- she collects the lost heads, oblivious to the fact that everyone is terrified of looking at her. Eventually she runs out of companions, until she finally finds a prince so myopic that for a short while he is able to be with her (before the inevitable happens). But they are together long enough that at the end of nine months she has an extremely beautiful baby who, for the first time in Griselda's life, takes her out of herself -- unfortunately with the inevitable result.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T15:46:10-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T15:46:10-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43244429213755,"title":"hardcover","option1":"hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9781554981052","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Beautiful Griselda - hardcover","public_title":"hardcover","options":["hardcover"],"price":1895,"weight":358,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9781554981052","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781554981052.jpg?v=1736369044"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781554981052.jpg?v=1736369044","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24979684425787,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.768,"height":727,"width":558,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781554981052.jpg?v=1736369044"},"aspect_ratio":0.768,"height":727,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781554981052.jpg?v=1736369044","width":558}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003ePrincess Griselda was so beautiful that almost everyone she met fell head over heels in love with her. And that's not just a saying. They actually lost their heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this wonderfully original fairy tale Isol takes on the dangers of narcissism. Griselda not only causes anyone who looks at her to lose his head -- she collects the lost heads, oblivious to the fact that everyone is terrified of looking at her. Eventually she runs out of companions, until she finally finds a prince so myopic that for a short while he is able to be with her (before the inevitable happens). But they are together long enough that at the end of nine months she has an extremely beautiful baby who, for the first time in Griselda's life, takes her out of herself -- unfortunately with the inevitable result.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eIsol is an award-winning author and illustrator, who\u0026nbsp;has been honored with the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for her outstanding contribution to children’s literature. She is\u0026nbsp;renowned for creating picture books, which, as noted in the citation from the ALMA jury, are created “from the eye level of the child.” She lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eVisit Isol's website:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.isol-isol.com.ar\/\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eVisit Isol's blog:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.isol-isol.com.ar\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELISA AMADO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMi amiga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUn Barrilete para el Día de los Muertos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCousins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrimas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e), illustrated by Luis Garay; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTricycle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl triciclo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Américas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Translated by","Contributor_0":"Isol","Contributor_1":"Amado, Elisa","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","NumberOfPages":"32","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd"}
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{"id":7325044834363,"title":"My Heart Is Africa","handle":"my-heart-is-africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, Scott Griffin left the comfortable routine of his life as a successful businessman to fly solo to Africa in his single-engine Cessna 180 to work for the Flying Doctors Service, an African organization that flies doctors and nurses to remote areas to administer medical assistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Heart is Africa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an engaging personal story of his two-year adventure but it is also the story of Africa -- its problems and people, its landscape and limitations, its culture and courage. Griffin's intrepid flying odyssey takes the reader on a journey across Africa and into the lives of the doctors, nurses, aid workers and eccentric characters that crossed his path along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the AMREF Flying Doctors Service.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T14:25:11-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T14:25:11-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":2021,"price_min":2021,"price_max":2021,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43244528828475,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9781770893122","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"My Heart Is Africa - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2021,"weight":363,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9781770893122","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893122.jpg?v=1736364213"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893122.jpg?v=1736364213","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24979658342459,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2700,"width":1800,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893122.jpg?v=1736364213"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2700,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893122.jpg?v=1736364213","width":1800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, Scott Griffin left the comfortable routine of his life as a successful businessman to fly solo to Africa in his single-engine Cessna 180 to work for the Flying Doctors Service, an African organization that flies doctors and nurses to remote areas to administer medical assistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Heart is Africa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an engaging personal story of his two-year adventure but it is also the story of Africa -- its problems and people, its landscape and limitations, its culture and courage. Griffin's intrepid flying odyssey takes the reader on a journey across Africa and into the lives of the doctors, nurses, aid workers and eccentric characters that crossed his path along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the AMREF Flying Doctors Service.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":7325037396027,"title":"Swimming Home","handle":"swimming-home","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and selected as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sexy psychological thriller from a highly acclaimed writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet Joe and his war-correspondent wife Isabel arrive with their daughter and another couple to a rented villa in the south of France to discover a body floating face down in the swimming pool. But the girl is very much alive. She is Kitty Finch: a sexy, mysterious young woman who walks naked out of the water and straight into the heart of their holiday. But why is she there? What does she want from them all? And why does Joe’s enigmatic wife invite her to stay?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking place over a single week,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereveals how a group of beautiful, flawed tourists in the French Riviera come loose at the seams. Both profound and thrilling, Deborah Levy explores what it means to be alive and how the most devastating secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-08T12:29:48-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-08T12:29:49-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43249272520763,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9781770893320","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Swimming Home - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1895,"weight":191,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9781770893320","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893320.jpg?v=1736357327"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893320.jpg?v=1736357327","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24979628884027,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.649,"height":2488,"width":1615,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893320.jpg?v=1736357327"},"aspect_ratio":0.649,"height":2488,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781770893320.jpg?v=1736357327","width":1615}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and selected as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sexy psychological thriller from a highly acclaimed writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet Joe and his war-correspondent wife Isabel arrive with their daughter and another couple to a rented villa in the south of France to discover a body floating face down in the swimming pool. But the girl is very much alive. She is Kitty Finch: a sexy, mysterious young woman who walks naked out of the water and straight into the heart of their holiday. But why is she there? What does she want from them all? And why does Joe’s enigmatic wife invite her to stay?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking place over a single week,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereveals how a group of beautiful, flawed tourists in the French Riviera come loose at the seams. Both profound and thrilling, Deborah Levy explores what it means to be alive and how the most devastating secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003eDeborah Levy writes fiction, plays, and poetry. She is the author of highly praised novels, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Mutants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwallowing Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilly and Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(33,37,41);\"\u003e, her most recent novel, was serialized on BBC Radio 4 as a Book at Bedtime and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Levy, Deborah","Imprint":"Anansi International","NumberOfPages":"168","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc"}
