{"product_id":"not-a-bean-9781580898157","title":"Not a Bean","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Mexican jumping bean isn't a bean at all. It's a fascinating home and food source for a special kind of caterpillar \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Spanish vocabulary and a clever counting concept, this poetic story shares the life cycle of a Mexican jumping bean. This curious jumping insect is actually a seedpod from a shrub called \u003ci\u003eyerba de la flecha\u003c\/i\u003e, into which a caterpillar burrows, living inside the pod until it builds a cocoon and breaks out as a moth. Perfect for preschoolers and prereaders, this creative picture book explores the Mexican jumping bean's daily life and eventual transformation and escape from the pod.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaudia Guadalupe Martínez learned that letters form words from reading subtitles of old westerns with her father. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Smell of Old Lady Perfume\u003c\/i\u003e, received the 2009 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, the 2008 Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book Award, and a 2009 Americas Award Commendation. \u003ci\u003ePig Park\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2015 Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book and the 2015 NACCS Tejas Foco Young Adult Fiction Award. \u003ci\u003eNot a Bean\u003c\/i\u003e is her first picture book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Gonzalez has a degree in graphic design from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Mexico, where she also studied illustration. She is a member of the Mexican Association of Illustrators (AMDI) and has illustrated several books for children. www.laugonzalez.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524844851474,"sku":"9781580898157","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea6d9efe-a340-4cbd-b492-8ce23976dc79.jpg?v=1731195113","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/not-a-bean-9781580898157","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}