{"product_id":"the-pushcart-war-paperback","title":"The Pushcart War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Merrill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRonni Solbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best book about politics ever written for children.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e50th Anniversary Edition, now in paperback \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE PUSHCART WAR? THE \u003ci\u003eREAL\u003c\/i\u003e HISTORY? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's a story of how regular people banded together and, armed with little more than their brains and good aim, defeated a mighty foe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Not long ago the streets of New York City were smelly, smoggy, sooty, and loud. There were so many trucks making deliveries that it might take an hour for a car to travel a few blocks. People blamed the truck owners and the truck owners blamed the little wooden pushcarts that traveled the city selling everything from flowers to hot dogs. Behind closed doors the truck owners declared war on the pushcart peddlers. Carts were smashed from Chinatown to Chelsea. The peddlers didn't have money or the mayor on their side, but that didn't stop them from fighting back. They used pea shooters to blow tacks into the tires of trucks, they outwitted the police, and they marched right up to the grilles of those giant trucks and dared them to drive down their streets. Today, thanks to the ingenuity of the pushcart peddlers, the streets belong to the people--and to the pushcarts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart War\u003c\/i\u003e was first published more than fifty years ago. It has inspired generations of children and been adapted for television, radio, and the stage around the world. It was included on \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's list of One Hundred Books That Shaped the Twentieth Century, and its assertion that a committed group of men and women can prevail against a powerful force is as relevant in the twenty-first century as it was in 1964.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Merrill\u003c\/b\u003e (1923-2012) was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up on a dairy and apple farm near Lake Ontario. She received a master's degree in English literature from Wellesley in 1945 and later studied folklore in India on a Fulbright fellowship. She worked for many years as an editor at \u003ci\u003eScholastic Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Cavalcade\u003c\/i\u003e, and the publications department of Bank Street College before turning to writing full time. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eHenry, the Hand-Painted Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1951 and her last, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Loved Caterpillars: A Twelfth-Century Tale from Japan\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1992. In between she wrote some thirty books for young readers, including T\u003ci\u003ehe Pushcart War\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Who Liked to Smash Small Cars\u003c\/i\u003e (1967; available from The New York Review Children's Collection), and \u003ci\u003eThe Toothpaste Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e (1977). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Ronni Solbert\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1925) was born in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Vassar and the Cranbrook Academy of Art. As a Fullbright recipient she studied folk and tribal art in India. She has illustrated more than forty children's books and written and illustrated three of her own. As a painter, sculptor, and photographer she has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5.4 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 September 29, 2015\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 Pushcart War\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730409164863,"sku":"9781590179369","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/309eb003096d1936385023dae4db48d0.webp?v=1765125851","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-pushcart-war-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}