{"product_id":"handas-surprise-9780763653859","title":"Handa's Surprise","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"In the best pantomime spirit, readers long to tell Handa what's happening just behind her.\"\u003cbr\u003e-The Guardian (U.K.)\u003cbr\u003e(Ages 3 and up)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHanda puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend, Akeyo. Which fruit will Akeyo like best, she wonders - the yellow banana, the sweet guava, the juicy orange, the ripe mango, the spiky pineapple, the creamy avocado, or the tangy passion fruit? As Handa makes the long walk to the next village, carrying the basket on her head, a monkey, ostrich, zebra, elephant, giraffe, antelope, and parrot steal her fruits, one by one. But little do they know that Handa has an even bigger surprise in store  Ideal for reading aloud, Handa's Surprise is now available as a Big Book suited for sharing with groups of young children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763653859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 14.50h x 17.60w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e21700 \/ Handa's Surprise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eileen Browne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642145796252,"sku":"9780763653859","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_28a42e6c-fa3c-4537-96ad-5a3ea5378976.jpg?v=1603854498","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/handas-surprise-9780763653859","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}