{"product_id":"sierra-9780064434416","title":"Sierra","description":"\"In this celebration of the American landscape, Siebert's measured verses convey the majesty of the mountain personified, Sierra herself. Minor's stunning acrylic paintings evoke the breathtaking beauty of his subject. There is a siren's-song quality to this lovely book [and] readers might well feel how tragically possible it is for us to love our wilderness to death.\" -- SLJ. \u003cp\u003e 1992 Teachers' Choices (IRA)\u003cbr\u003eNotable 1991 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003eOutstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1991 (NSTA\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003eJohn and Patricia Beatty Award (California Library Association)\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 - Diane Siebert is the author of Mojave, a 1988 Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, a 1988 Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies, and a 1989 Teachers Choice, and Heartland, a 1989 Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, a 1989 Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies, and a 1990 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts. Ms. Siebert lives at Crooked River Ranch, Oregon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinor, Wendell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWendell Minor\u003c\/strong\u003e is nationally known for the artwork he has created for over sixty award-winning children's books. His many collaborators include Jean Craighead George, Robert Burleigh, Buzz Aldrin, Tony Johnston, Nikki Grimes, Mary Higgins Clark, and, last but not least, his wife, Florence. He is also the author and illustrator of \u003cem\u003eMy Farm Friends.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503028211986,"sku":"9780064434416","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c05a384-069c-4f53-b051-08b68b78f27b.jpg?v=1730781270","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sierra-9780064434416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}