{"product_id":"a-feast-for-joseph-9781773064383","title":"A Feast for Joseph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph misses sharing meals with lots of people like he did back in the refugee camp, so when the neighbors finally come over, it's a feast! A companion book to \u003cem\u003eJoseph's Big Ride\u003c\/em\u003e, described in \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e as \"a joyful, upbeat tale.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Joseph and Mama lived in a refugee camp in East Africa, everyone cooked and ate together. And Joseph could always hear someone playing the awal. It's much too quiet and lonely in his new home. Though Whoosh, the girl who lives upstairs, is friendly, Joseph misses having more people around, especially his grandmother, who still lives across the ocean. So he invites his relatives in the city to come for dinner, then he invites his teacher, then Whoosh and her mami -- but everyone is too busy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver hopeful, Joseph picks the last greens from the garden. At least he and Mama will be ready to cook if someone comes. The next night Whoosh and her mami appear at the door with a big cake, and Whoosh and Joseph cook up a feast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA touching story about adjusting to a new home and the pleasure of cooking and sharing food with friends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eglossary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etranslations\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.4\u003cbr\u003e Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3\u003cbr\u003e Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7\u003cbr\u003e Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarish, Terry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eTerry Farish is an author of picture books and young adult novels, many influenced by her trip to Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya and work with the Red Cross in Vietnam. \u003cem\u003eThe Good Braider\u003c\/em\u003e won the New Hampshire Literary Award and the Lupine Award. It was also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a School Library Journal Best Book. \u003cem\u003eJoseph's Big Ride\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Ken Daley, received a Skipping Stones Honor, and \u003cem\u003eThe Cat Who Liked Potato Soup\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Barry Root, won a Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books Blue Ribbon. Terry lives in Kittery, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonny, Od:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eOD Bonny is a writer, producer and songwriter, as well as an artist of traditional Acholi music and dancehall\/Afrobeat. He was born in South Sudan and fled to Uganda with his two older brothers, where they lived in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement. In 2003, they moved to the United States. OD attended the University of Maine in Orono, and he began composing and singing traditional Acholi music. He has toured all around Canada, the US, Australia and Ireland. This is his first book. He lives with his family in Omaha, Nebraska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaley, Ken:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKen Daley is an illustrator who draws inspiration for his work from his African Caribbean roots. He has illustrated \u003cem\u003eJoseph's Big Ride\u003c\/em\u003e by Terry Farish, which received a Skipping Stones Honor Award for International Multicultural Books, and \u003cem\u003eAuntie Luce's Talking Paintings\u003c\/em\u003e by Francie Latour, an Américas Award Honor Book and a Kirkus Best Picture Book about History and Tradition.He has exhibited his art in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean, and his work can be found in numerous private collections. Ken lives in Cambridge, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520246157586,"sku":"9781773064383","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a4e249cb-5574-43d2-a95d-41742a95591c.jpg?v=1731079383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-feast-for-joseph-9781773064383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}