{"product_id":"flowers-from-mariko-paperback","title":"Flowers from Mariko - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Noguchi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDeneen Jenks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichelle Reiko Kumata\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)\u003cbr\u003e Parents' Choice Noteworthy Product, Parents' Choice Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne girl's love and determination lift the spirits of her family after they are finally allowed to leave the internment camp they were placed in during WWII.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld War II is over and Mariko and her family are finally allowed to leave the camp. But the transition back into society isn't easy. Mariko's father longs to restart his gardening business, but his truck has been stolen. The family moves to a trailer park, where Mariko sees her parents are worried and their spirits are low. She has an idea to create happiness for her family by bringing gardening back into their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRick Noguchi and Deneen Jenks have written a moving story of how one girl's love and determination lift the spirits of her family. With affecting images of life after the Camps, Michelle Reiko Kumata captures an unforgettable story of hope, love, and perseverance, and plants it in readers' hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Noguchi\u003cb\u003e and his wife, Deneen Jenks, are a husband and wife team who live in Culver City, California. Noguchi was formerly an administrator at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles and is currently a Program Manager, at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. \u003ci\u003eFlowers from Mariko\u003c\/i\u003e is their first children's book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeneen Jenks\u003c\/b\u003e and her husband, Rick Noguchi, are a husband and wife team who live in Culver City, California. \u003ci\u003eFlowers from Mariko\u003c\/i\u003e is their first children's book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Reiko Kumata\u003c\/b\u003e was a contributing artist to Lee \u0026amp; Low's \u003ci\u003eAmerica: A Book of Opposites\/Un libro de contrarios\u003c\/i\u003e. She earned a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and has been a staff graphic artist for the Seattle Times since 1995. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.2 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flowers from Mariko\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700957155391,"sku":"9781620143155","price":14.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e84b60fb0bc0be1c055659654796dcad.webp?v=1765018808","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/flowers-from-mariko-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}