{"product_id":"nuts-our-backyard-9798985498608","title":"Nuts! Our Backyard","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time and a very \u003cstrong\u003etough\u003c\/strong\u003e time it was, there was a \u003cstrong\u003erescue Dog\u003c\/strong\u003e coming down along the road from the Bronx, and this \u003cstrong\u003erescue Dog\u003c\/strong\u003e meets the cutest little\u003cstrong\u003e baby Squirrel \u003c\/strong\u003ein our backyard. It's the beginning of the \u003cstrong\u003eCovid pandemic\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Little Bear and Rocky team up with all the \u003cstrong\u003eCritters\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBirds\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eheal the Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNuts! Our Backyard, A True Story\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Mostly\u003c\/em\u003e is a 20,000-word, 14-chapter story with 25 illustrations and 10 songs based on our rescue dog from the Bronx bringing a baby squirrel into our house on March 15, 2020 (the beginning of the pandemic).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Story line -- Left \u003cstrong\u003ehomeless\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ealone\u003c\/strong\u003e to wander the streets of the Bronx, the sturdy, little Havanese Chow dog, Little Bear, faces the \u003cstrong\u003echallenges\u003c\/strong\u003e of unfamiliar and sometimes unfriendly people, animals, and birds. In recognition of his \u003cstrong\u003edestiny\u003c\/strong\u003e to help awaken the people and heal the Earth, he is \u003cstrong\u003eknighted as Sir Little Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e by some strange, magical dog catchers and sent to Georgia and Mark's house in the suburbs. Sir Little Bear teams up with all the \u003cstrong\u003eCritters\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBirds \u003c\/strong\u003ein the backyard, and then he gets Rocky, aka The Rock, the \u003cstrong\u003eBaby Squirrel\u003c\/strong\u003e into Georgia and Mark's house where they raise him until he's old enough to be on his own. Through Georgia's postings of Rocky's cute antics on social media, he becomes widely known and loved. The people\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eawaken more to the Earth's \u003cstrong\u003eenvironmental issues during the pandemic\u003c\/strong\u003e, which has exacerbated the division, isolation, confusion, and fear in the human community and has put the Earth itself at risk. \u003cstrong\u003eAll come together to heal\u003c\/strong\u003e in the end. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Willispub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985498608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Mark Wildermann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038590668981,"sku":"9798985498608","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c787a0e7-5693-452b-94ec-c3cecdf8f8b0.jpg?v=1649737318","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nuts-our-backyard-9798985498608","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}