{"product_id":"the-year-we-learned-to-fly","title":"The Year We Learned to Fly by Woodson, Jacqueline","description":"\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Woodson and Rafael López's highly anticipated companion to their #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Day You Begin \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates the power in each of us to face challenges with confidence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a dreary, stuck-inside kind of day, a brother and sister heed their grandmother's advice: \u003ci\u003e\"Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours. Lift your arms, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and believe in a thing. Somebody somewhere at some point was just as bored you are now.\"\u003c\/i\u003e And before they know it, their imaginations lift them up and out of their boredom. Then, on a day full of quarrels, it's time for a trip outside their minds again, and they are able to leave their anger behind. This precious skill, their grandmother tells them, harkens back to the days long before they were born, when their ancestors showed the world the strength and resilience of \u003ci\u003etheir \u003c\/i\u003ebeautiful and brilliant minds. Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael Lopez's dazzling art celebrate the extraordinary ability to lift ourselves up and imagine a better world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacqueline Woodson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Paulsen Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.60h x 9.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399545535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\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\u003e514382 \/ Year We Learned to Fly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirkus Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline Woodson (jacquelinewoodson.com) received a 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award, and was the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e, won the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor, and the NAACP Image Award. Her books for young readers include Coretta Scott King Award and NAACP Image Award winner \u003ci\u003eBefore the Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Day You Begin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarbor Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Newbery Honor winners \u003ci\u003eFeathers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShow Way\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAfter Tupac and D Foster\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEach Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRafael López (rafaellopez-books.com) illustrated \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eJust Ask! \u003c\/i\u003e(by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor). He won Pura Belpré medals for \u003ci\u003eDrum Dream Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBook Fiesta\u003c\/i\u003e, and has also received three Pura Belpré honors, two Américas Book Awards, and the 2017 Tomás Rivera Children's Book Award and Society of Illustrators Original Art Silver Medal. His work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eCommunication Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Illustration Annual\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGraphic Design USA\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a founder of San Diego's Urban Art Trail movement, created seven US Postal Stamps, and created official posters for the '08 and '12 Obama-Biden campaigns.","brand":"Nancy Paulsen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42080966279321,"sku":"9780399545535","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_a30bab71-cc4e-40fa-b672-84d05804edd8.jpg?v=1724618805","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-year-we-learned-to-fly","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}