{"product_id":"music-from-the-sky-9781554981281","title":"Music from the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young girl and her grandfather set out one morning to find the perfect branch for Grampa to carve. Grampa says he's going to make a flute, but the girl is doubtful. She has been to a concert in the city, and knows what a flute looks like. How can her grandfather make one out of a tree branch? But Grampa knows what he is doing and, after finding the right branch, they return home, where he whittles away until the branch is no longer a branch, but a wonderful flute.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in rural Nova Scotia in one of Canada's oldest black communities, Music from the Sky captures the special relationship between a girl and her grandfather.\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.6\u003cbr\u003eWith prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1\u003cbr\u003eAsk and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5\u003cbr\u003eDescribe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Gillard\u003c\/b\u003e is a Baptist minister. \u003ci\u003eMusic from the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, her first book, is based on her recollections of summers spent in Nova Scotia with her grandparents. Denise lives in Toronto, ON with her husband and three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and has illustrated several picture books, including \u003ci\u003eOne More Border: The True Story of One Family's Escape from War-Torn Europe\u003c\/i\u003e by William Kaplan. He lives in Toronto, ON.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420067238162,"sku":"9781554981281","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65546a6f-f53b-4718-a8ec-febf57ab194d.jpg?v=1729489052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/music-from-the-sky-9781554981281","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}