{"product_id":"look-look-9781773069326","title":"Look! Look!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators' much-loved \u003cem\u003eOut of the Way! Out of the Way!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, \"Look! Look!\" The children clear away the weeds and garbage and find more stones. They call their families to come and see and begin to dig around the stones. Word travels to villages nearby, and more and more people join in, until the digging reveals steps that lead down to an ancient well. At the bottom, there's even a little water! When the rains come, they cause an underground spring to flow once again, filling the ancient well with fresh, clean water and greening the surrounding fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLyrical writing and lively, richly colored art come together once again in this compelling story that embraces community, nature and the passage of time. Includes an author's note about ancient step wells and their potential to help handle floods and provide water.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eauthor's note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith 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 \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Uma Krishnaswami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 7.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773069326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKrishnaswami, Uma:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUMA KRISHNASWAMI\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in India and now lives in Victoria, BC. Her Book Uncle trilogy includes the bestselling \u003cem\u003eBook Uncle and Me\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the ILA Social Justice Literature Award, \u003cem\u003eBirds on the Brain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sunshine Project\u003c\/em\u003e. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eLook! Look!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOut of the Way! Out of the Way!\u003c\/em\u003e, both illustrated by Uma Krishnaswamy. She has been nominated twice for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Uma is faculty emerita in the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKrishnaswamy, Uma:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUMA KRISHNASWAMY\u003c\/strong\u003e divides her time between illustrating picture books and teaching art and design aesthetics to young adults. 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