{"product_id":"dream-for-the-land-9780593710302","title":"Dream for the Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this lyrical picture book about the importance of caring for our Earth, a child and her father wish for a brighter, greener future for the parched land around their home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a girl finds a horned toad among the rain-starved squash, tomatoes, and poblanos on her family's Texas farm, her Pa tells her that, if she kisses it on the head -- \u003ci\u003eblech!\u003c\/i\u003e -- she gets to make one wish. What will she wish for? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerations ago, when the girl's ancestors lived on this land, it was lush and green -- full of life. Now, because of a decades-long drought, their soil is parched and their crops are dying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe girl sees the worry lines on Pa's face getting deeper. She knows she has to do \u003ci\u003esomething \u003c\/i\u003eto help. And so, thinking about the people who lived on this land before her, and all those who will live on it after her, she wishes for rain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis poignant father-daughter story reminds us that, when it comes to healing our Earth, change often starts with a simple wish. With a dream for a world that could be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Schwartz Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593710302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laekan Zea Kemp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234843189429,"sku":"9780593710302","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d846e95b-a48a-4782-aeae-76125c135a32.jpg?v=1743519017","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dream-for-the-land-9780593710302","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}