{"product_id":"orange-peels-pocket","title":"Orange Peel's Pocket","description":"One day in class, Orange Peel who got her nickname by eating orange peels when she was little and her classmates learn about China. Everyone starts to ask Orange Peel questions about the country because they know that s where she was born. But she doesn t have all the answers. So Orange Peel joins her mother on her neighborhood errands to find out. \u003cbr\u003eMany of the shops they visit are owned by people who also were born in China. Each has a story to tell Orange Peel. She visits Mr. Fan the tailor, who speaks about silk; Ma Sang, who owns an antiques store and also writes poetry; Mrs. Liu at the flower shop; Mr. Yu, whose restaurantmakes best there ever was noodle soup; and Jasmine at the ice cream shop. Orange Peel can t wait to tell the kids at school about China s influence on all of these things, but first she discovers a number of gifts that have been slipped into her pocket by the store owners: silk, a poem, a peony, a noodle soup recipe, and a lucky red knot. Orange Peel is overjoyed, as the treasures she s found link her to the place where she was born. \u003cbr\u003eRose Lewis s text is a wonderful look into China s influence on history and the modern world. Exciting new illustrator Grace Zong brings the story to life through her modern and thoughtful art. \u003cbr\u003eF\u0026amp;P Level: M\u003cbr\u003eF\u0026amp;PGenre: RF Praise for the work of Rose Lewis \u003cbr\u003eBank Street College Best Children s Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books\u003cbr\u003eOppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards\u003cbr\u003eBookSense Book of the Year finalist \u003cbr\u003e Offers abundant reassurances of love to adopted children . . . \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sweetly sentimental . . . taps into a well of genuine emotion. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"","brand":"Blue Vase Bulk","offers":[{"title":"Used \/ 9780810983946-001","offer_id":43743279022141,"sku":"9780810983946-001","price":2.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/20223423482476.jpg?v=1790797731","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/orange-peels-pocket","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}