| Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles Contributor(s): Friedman, Darlene (Author), Roth, Roger (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0061141364 ISBN-13: 9780061141362 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Friedman and Roth draw upon their own family's experience in this appealing and insightful book that combines the Star of the Week school ritual and an adoption story about a girl from China, and celebrates the love of families everywhere. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008022581 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 9.68" W x 9.62" (0.78 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131182 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's Cassidy--Li's turn to be Star of the Week at school So she's making brownies and collecting photos for her poster. She has pictures of all the important people in her life--with one big exception. Cassidy--Li, adopted from China when she was a baby, doesn't have a photo of her birthparents. But with a little help from her family, she comes up with the perfect way to include them Using their own family's story as a model, Darlene Friedman and Roger Roth celebrate the love of families everywhere through this straightforward and insightful book. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roth, Roger: - Roger Roth is the award-winning author and illustrator of The Sign Painter's Dream and Fishing for Methuselah. He has illustrated dozens of children's books, including The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History by Jennifer Armstrong and the Unsolved Mystery from History books by Jane Yolen and Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple. This is the first of what he hopes will be many collaborations with his wife, Darlene. Friedman, Darlene: -Darlene Friedman, an award-winning writer and editor, works for an international women's organization in Philadelphia. She lives with her husband, Roger; their daughter, Eden; and their dog ("The Dobo") in Springfield, Pennsylvania. This is her first book for children. |