{"product_id":"heartland-9781567925357","title":"Heartland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA read-aloud picture book for young children that celebrates the heartland of our great country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery country has a heart and America's is in those places where golden wheat waves in the breeze, where great rivers flow, and cornfields stretch across the plains in glorious patchwork quilts of greens and yellows and browns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this heartland, cattle graze in lush green pastures, horses and sheep fill the barns, and a newborn calf stands damp and warm in the sun. This picture book reflects all the great qualities of rural life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSiebert, Diane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Siebert\u003c\/b\u003e and her husband left their jobs, sold their possessions, and set out on an incredible ten-year journey around the United States (and some of Mexico). This experience inspired her many award-winning children's books: \u003ci\u003eTruck Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrain Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlane Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMotorcycle Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeartland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMojave\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSierra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRhyolite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCave\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinor, Wendell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendell Minor\u003c\/b\u003e is nationally known for the artwork he has created for over fifty award-winning children's books. His many collaborators include Jean Craighead George, Robert Burleigh, Buzz Aldrin, Tony Johnston, Mary Higgins Clark, and last but not least, his wife, Florence Minor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356766703890,"sku":"9781567925357","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8962e7c-7edc-4ad9-aa20-d817085ecfad.jpg?v=1728313229","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heartland-9781567925357","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}