{"product_id":"when-i-listen-to-silence-9781773062549","title":"When I Listen to Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a child is asked to \"Please, be quiet!\" they sit silent ... and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Then bears join in, accompanied by the child on their drum, making so much noise they wake up a dragon! The dragon's smoky breath fills the sky, and the wind forms a knight on a steed that gallops through the stars. The child's adventure continues, as one wonderful flight of fancy leads to the next, from pirates to mermaids to whales, until they find themselves sitting silent once again among the trees. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJean E. Pendziwol has written a charming story-poem that looks at silence and stillness as an opportunity for the imagination and creativity to flourish. Carmen Mok's magical illustrations flow from one spread to the next like animation, in a palette inspired by vintage printmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003edialogue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \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.3\u003cbr\u003e With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr\u003e With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3\u003cbr\u003e Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7\u003cbr\u003e Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePendziwol, Jean E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJEAN E. PENDZIWOL\u003c\/strong\u003e's highly acclaimed picture books include \u003cem\u003eI Found Hope in a Cherry Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Nathalie Dion; \u003cem\u003eMe and You and the Red Canoe\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Phil; and \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Northern Night\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault (finalist for the Governor General's Award and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award). Jean's adult novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Lightkeeper's Daughters\u003c\/em\u003e, has been published in more than thirteen languages. She lives in Northwestern Ontario on the shores of Lake Superior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMok, Carmen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCARMEN MOK\u003c\/strong\u003e is a studio-art graduate of the University of Waterloo and a craft and design graduate of Sheridan College. She has illustrated \u003cem\u003ePercy's Museum\u003c\/em\u003e by Sara O'Leary, \u003cem\u003eViolet Shrink\u003c\/em\u003e by Christine Baldacchino and \u003cem\u003eGrandmother's Visit\u003c\/em\u003e by Betty Quan, an Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor title. Carmen's other noteworthy books include \u003cem\u003eA Stopwatch from Grampa\u003c\/em\u003e by Loretta Garbutt, \u003cem\u003eCone Cat\u003c\/em\u003e by Sarah Howden and \u003cem\u003eTough Like Mum\u003c\/em\u003e by Lana Button. She lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50449486315794,"sku":"9781773062549","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56894889-9e78-4364-8b6f-c2c409b21d24.jpg?v=1729745152","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-i-listen-to-silence-9781773062549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}