{"product_id":"a-family-is-a-family-is-a-family","title":"A Family Is a Family Is a Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a teacher asks her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different, but the same in one important way ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways -- but the same in the one way that matters most of all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many stepsiblings, and another has a new baby in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs her classmates describe who they live with and who loves them -- family of every shape, size and every kind of relation -- the child realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, it is special.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA warm and whimsical look at many types of families, written by award-winning author Sara O'Leary, with quirky and sweet illustrations by Qin Leng.\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.1\u003cbr\u003e With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003cbr\u003e Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6\u003cbr\u003e Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9\u003cbr\u003e Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\r","brand":"Sara O'Leary, Qin Leng","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44440663490796,"sku":"9781554987948","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781554987948.jpg?v=1708832411","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/a-family-is-a-family-is-a-family","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}