{"product_id":"ma-dears-aprons-9780689810510","title":"Ma Dear's Aprons","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewbery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Honor author Patricia McKissack and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper lovingly recreate a slice of turn-of-the-century Southern life for a single black mother and her son in this sweet picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle David Earl always knows what day of the week it is. He can tell by the clean, snappy-fresh apron Ma Dear is wearing, a different color for every day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMonday means washing, with Ma Dear scrubbing at her tub in a blue apron. Tuesday is ironing, in a sunshine yellow apron that brightens Ma's spirits. And so it goes until Sunday, when Ma Dear doesn't have to wear an apron and they can set aside some special no-work time, just for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689810510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.34h x 8.86w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/1997 pg. 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1997 pg. 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1997 pg. 1027\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1997 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/1997 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 292 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e17723 \/ Ma Dear's Aprons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia C. McKissack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132836970677,"sku":"9780689810510","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1c9591f2-b8d5-47cc-ba5d-e5ca54b34207.jpg?v=1695134542","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ma-dears-aprons-9780689810510","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}