{"product_id":"my-best-friend-is-as-sharp-as-a-pencil-and-other-funny-classroom-portraits-9780375853388","title":"My Best Friend Is as Sharp as a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits","description":"Here's the perfect back-to-school gift for budding artists. Like the creator's previous picture book, \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, \u003c\/i\u003e this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It's a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out portraits made by other readers in the \"kids' gallery\" of author Hanoch Piven's Web site, www.pivenworld.com--and while you're at it, send in your own! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearn how to create a funny librarian, a colorful art teacher, or your best friend by seeing how one girl does it in this simple, playful picture book that's comprised of portraits made of objects. Once the girl has talked about--and drawn--the key figures in her school, she ends with the pièce de résistance--a class portrait!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375853388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.52h x 8.38w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010 pg. 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/10\/2010 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e137775 \/ My Best Friend Is as Sharp as a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hanoch Piven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391870169269,"sku":"9780375853388","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f8940ea0-0b3a-4657-8c71-d8f4d723cc39.jpg?v=1719949030","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-best-friend-is-as-sharp-as-a-pencil-and-other-funny-classroom-portraits-9780375853388","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}