{"product_id":"at-the-mountains-base-9780735230606","title":"At the Mountain's Base","description":"\u003cb\u003eA family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical picture book celebrating the bonds of a Cherokee family and the bravery of history-making women pilots.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an author's note that pays homage to the true history of Native American U.S. service members like WWII pilot Ola Mildred \"Millie\" Rexroat, this is a story that reveals the roots that ground us, the dreams that help us soar, and the people and traditions that hold us up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraci Sorell writes fiction and nonfiction books, as well as poems for children. Her debut nonfiction picture book, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga\u003c\/i\u003e (Charlesbridge Publishing) is a Junior Library Guild selection. Traci is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives in northeastern Oklahoma where her tribe is located. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeshoyot Alvitre is a comic book artist and illustrator. She's most recently worked as art director for the video game \u003ci\u003eWhen Rivers Were Trails\u003c\/i\u003e and illustrator on the graphic novel\u003ci\u003e Redrawing History\u003c\/i\u003e with the Library Company of Philadelphia. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition, including the Eisner Award for \u003ci\u003eLittle Nemo: Dream Another Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and Prism Award for \u003ci\u003eHummingbird Boys\u003c\/i\u003e in Moonshot Volume 2. She currently resides in Southern California with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614446391570,"sku":"9780735230606","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ae9acfb-6250-4890-9e54-075241ea58dc.jpg?v=1732444482","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/at-the-mountains-base-9780735230606","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}