Wholesale Eight Days

From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a timely, brilliantly crafted story of hope and imagination--a powerful tribute to Haiti and children around the world! Hope comes alive in this heartfelt and deeply resonating story. While Junior is trapped for 8 days beneath his collapsed house after an earthquake, he uses his imagination for comfort. Drawing on beautiful, everyday-life memories, Junior paints a sparkling picture of Haiti for each of those days--flying kites with his best friend or racing his sister around St. Marc's Square--helping him through the tragedy until he is finally rescued. Love and hope dance across each page--granting us a way to talk about resilience as a family, a classroom, or a friend. Format: Hardcover, Jacketed, Picture Binding: Jacketed Hardcover / Smyth ISBN: 9780545278492 Page Count: 32 Trim Size: 7 x 11 Pub Date: September 2010 Fiction / Nonfiction: Fiction Ages: 4 - 7 Grades: K - 1 Imprint: Orchard Books Subjects: Caribbean Islander, Creativity and Imagination, Determination and Perseverance, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Survival Genre: Realistic Fiction Language: English Guided Reading Level: GR Level O Lexile® Measure: AD590L Return Restrictions: Non-Strippable.