{"product_id":"how-to-grow-a-family-tree-9780823453962","title":"How to Grow a Family Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan a family tree be found? A girl stresses over her heritage-mapping school assignment, until she realizes family is all around--her neighbors and friends.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll week, Emmylou's classmates get up and present their family trees. These trees are thick with branches, and there are stories to go with each face and name. Emmylou's tree is almost bare. There's her, Mama, and the names Mama won't say--the stories she doesn't tell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the end of the week, Emmylou wants the project to be over. She doesn't want to think about her family tree at all. After all, she only has one family recipe, the one she trades with Mrs. Patel for her mango chutney. She has no aunts or cousins--only Rosa next door to watch Emmylou after school. No siblings--only Rosa's baby twins for Emmylou to play peek-a-boo with. No zayde like Eli's to teach her to ride a bike--only Mr. Li, who doesn't complain when she runs over his foot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally Emmylou knows what to tell her class. Her family isn't so small--she just had to look for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBea Birdsong tells a tender story of found family and the bonds we choose, with art by Jasu Hu, illustrator of Howard Schwartz's \u003ci\u003eAll You Need\u003c\/i\u003e and Janet Fox's \u003ci\u003eWintergarden\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBea Birdsong\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eI Will Be Fierce\u003c\/i\u003e, Southern Book Prize Finalist \u003ci\u003eSam's First Word\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Spot a Best Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books for children. She is also a writer for the education market and a former teacher who believes in the awesome power of books to educate, entertain, and empower. Bea lives in North Carolina with her husband, son, and rescue dog. She invites you to follow her on Twitter @BeaBirdsong and visit her online at beabirdsong.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJasu Hu\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Hunan, China. She has worked as an illustrator in China for six years while studying Visual Communication at Tsinghua University (Beijing). After finishing her MFA in Illustration at MICA (USA), she moved to New York and started working as a freelance illustrator. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eAll You Need\u003c\/i\u003e, by Howard Schwartz, and \u003ci\u003eWintergarden\u003c\/i\u003e, by Janet Fox.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635548881170,"sku":"9780823453962","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2322d11-4b68-496e-b565-cdbdb67459e4.jpg?v=1759242278","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-grow-a-family-tree-9780823453962","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}