{"product_id":"the-buddy-bench","title":"The Buddy Bench","description":"Having seen what being left out is like, children become agents of change, convincing their teacher to let them build a buddy bench.\nA school playground can be a solitary place for a kid without playmates; in one survey, 80 percent of 8- to 10-year-old respondents described being lonely at some point during a school day.\nPatty Brozo’s cast of kids brings a playground to raucous life, and Mike Deas’s illustrations invest their games with imaginary planes to fly, dragons to tame, and elephants to ride. And these kids match their imaginations with empathy, identifying and swooping up the lonely among them.\nBuddy benches are appearing in schoolyards around the country. Introduced from Germany in 2014, the concept is simple: When a child sits on the bench, it’s a signal to other kids to ask him or her to play. full color\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0884486974\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0884486974.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Brozo, Patty|Deas, Mike\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43880839708733,"sku":"BVV.0884486974.G","price":7.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0884486974-0.jpg?v=1792877753","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-buddy-bench","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}