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{"id":6815471271995,"title":"Kapusta","handle":"kapusta-1","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eKapusta\u003c\/em\u003e, Moure performs silence on the page and aloud, writing \"gesture\" and \"voice\" to explore the relation between responsibility and place, body, and memory, sorrow and sonority. Here, poetry flourishes as a book \"beyond the book,\" in a space of performance that starts and stops time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLittle Theatres\u003c\/em\u003e, Ern Moure's avatar Elisa Sampedrn first spoke about theatre and the need for smallness in order to articulate what is huge. Sampedrn, who reappears in the translation mystery \u003cem\u003eO Resplandor\u003c\/em\u003e as the translator of a language she does not speak, vanishes later in \u003cem\u003eThe Unmemntioable\u003c\/em\u003e when the split in human identity that results from war and displacement is acknowledged. Now, in \u003cem\u003eKapusta\u003c\/em\u003e, the character E. is alone, in the smallest of spaces - the bench behind her grandmother's woodstove in Alberta. Here, E. struggles to face the largest of historical and imagined spaces - the Holocaust in Western Ukraine, and to understand her mother's silence at the sadness of her forebears, her \"salt-shaker love.\" \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-24T17:43:57-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-24T14:39:14-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","By (author) Moure Erín","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2015-04-09"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"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":40209998905403,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770894815","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Kapusta - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":272,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770894815","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b21d1fb5-7047-4bb8-8459-593558d9a739.jpg?v=1682245523"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b21d1fb5-7047-4bb8-8459-593558d9a739.jpg?v=1682245523","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23431558561851,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.735,"height":600,"width":441,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b21d1fb5-7047-4bb8-8459-593558d9a739.jpg?v=1682245523"},"aspect_ratio":0.735,"height":600,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b21d1fb5-7047-4bb8-8459-593558d9a739.jpg?v=1682245523","width":441}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eKapusta\u003c\/em\u003e, Moure performs silence on the page and aloud, writing \"gesture\" and \"voice\" to explore the relation between responsibility and place, body, and memory, sorrow and sonority. Here, poetry flourishes as a book \"beyond the book,\" in a space of performance that starts and stops time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLittle Theatres\u003c\/em\u003e, Ern Moure's avatar Elisa Sampedrn first spoke about theatre and the need for smallness in order to articulate what is huge. Sampedrn, who reappears in the translation mystery \u003cem\u003eO Resplandor\u003c\/em\u003e as the translator of a language she does not speak, vanishes later in \u003cem\u003eThe Unmemntioable\u003c\/em\u003e when the split in human identity that results from war and displacement is acknowledged. Now, in \u003cem\u003eKapusta\u003c\/em\u003e, the character E. is alone, in the smallest of spaces - the bench behind her grandmother's woodstove in Alberta. Here, E. struggles to face the largest of historical and imagined spaces - the Holocaust in Western Ukraine, and to understand her mother's silence at the sadness of her forebears, her \"salt-shaker love.\" \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Kapusta
In Kapusta poetry flourishes as a book "beyond the book," in a space of performance that starts and stops time.
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{"id":6815470682171,"title":"Swimming, Swimming","handle":"swimming-swimming","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his own memories of the best days of summer in the city, Gary Clement brings us an illustrated version of the beloved classic “Swimming, swimming in a swimming pool,” full of fun and humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe illustrations show a young boy and his friends spending a carefree day at the neighborhood pool. We see them walk to the pool together, change into their trunks and then spend hours swimming, cavorting, splashing and diving. The pool is full of moms, dads, other kids and babies, all enjoying a chance to cool off on a hot summer day. 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Swimming, Swimming
In this celebration of summer in the city, Gary Clement illustrates “Swimming, swimming, in a swimming pool…”
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{"id":6815470452795,"title":"My Name Is Parvana","handle":"my-name-is-parvana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fourth book in the internationally bestselling series that includes \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParvana’s Journey\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMud City.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning sequel, Parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a military base in Afghanistan, after the fall of the Taliban in 2001, American authorities have just imprisoned a teenaged girl found in a bombed-out school. The army major thinks she may be a terrorist working with the Taliban. The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed and mistreated over several days. 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My Name Is Parvana
In this stunning sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana, now fifteen, is held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan.
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Mud City
A re-issue of Mud City, the third book in the bestselling Breadwinner series by Deborah Ellis. Includes a new cover and map, and an updated author's note.
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to 9
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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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Abukacha's Shoes
Abukacha finally throws away his worn out shoes and gets himself a new pair. But the old shoes, somehow, keep finding their way back to him.
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ages 6
to 12
/ grades 1
to 7
Some Things I've Lost
Everyday objects are transformed through exquisite paper sculptures.
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and up
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and up
I Don't Live Here Anymore
A story about love — "as mad, bitter and wonderful as life itself." (Stuttgarter Zeitung)
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The reindeer climbs upon the wolf, and the rooster upon the reindeer to reach the star, then they carry it home, where it brings all kinds of light to the little girl’s world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vibrantly illustrated wordless picture book is a celebration of the inspiration and freedom to be found in stories, dreams and the imagination.\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.1\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.\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.K.7\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.9\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554988419","Height":"11","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"wordless picture book; dreams; bedtime story; visual storytelling; magical realism; adventure; kids and animals; daily life; imagination; low level wordless text; anthropomorphism; summarizing; visualizing; imagining; inferring; Common Core aligned; CC Literature Integration of Knowledge and Ideas; kindergarten; Horn Book starred review; Kirkus starred review; Publishers weekly starred review; picture book","NumberOfPages":"40","OtherText_Review_0":"Very highly recommended for young readers ages 4 to 8, Turn On The Night is a vibrantly illustrated wordless picture book and a joyous celebration of the inspiration and freedom to be found in stories, dreams and the imagination.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Midwest Book Review","OtherText_Review_1":"A giddy sense of possibility permeates this enchanting wordless story.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"It is hard to choose a favorite among the illustrations, which use composition, form, and color to full advantage to animate the three animals and spin a magical tale. 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ages 4
and up
/ grades P
and up
Turn On the Night
A wordless book that celebrates a child’s imaginative freedom.
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Kids of Kabul
What happened to Afghanistan's children after the fall of the Taliban in 2001? Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner, went to Kabul to find out.
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Under the Spell of the Moon
33 of the world's most noted illustrators create art based on a favorite childhood text, in a tribute to the art of children's book illustration.
