{"product_id":"the-message-the-extraordinary-journey-of-an-ordinary-text-message-9781534452909","title":"The Message: The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Text Message","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollow as a text message travels at near light speed around the world in this illuminating picture book about how our messages get from one phone to another, and connections they create between both people.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver wonder how your text message gets from your phone to your friend's phone? You type it, hit send, and boom--the text appears on your friend's phone just moments later. But \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e?  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom your brain to your fingers to your phone, once you hit send, off your message goes on a journey that seems impossibly far: traveling through the air, underground, under oceans, and even through mountains, in \u003ci\u003eseconds\u003c\/i\u003e. Turns out texts are big on adventure, and this book explains exactly what they do and how. No planes, trains, or automobiles involved, but lots and lots of hair-thin fibers, ocean-length cables, and satellites\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Emberley is the illustrator of many books for children including Barbara Bottner's \u003ci\u003ePriscilla Gorilla \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Miss Brooks' Story Nook\u003c\/i\u003e. He knows a lot about cell phones and lives in Dublin, Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670308786450,"sku":"9781534452909","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22a45f5e-540b-48dc-81ee-471dc25ca826.jpg?v=1733776037","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-message-the-extraordinary-journey-of-an-ordinary-text-message-9781534452909","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}