{"product_id":"sister-annes-hands-9780140565348","title":"Sister Anne's Hands","description":"\"An African American nun challenges the beliefs of her second-grade students in this thought-provoking picture book set in the 1960s.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSister Anne's hands are brown, and Anna's hands are white. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's the early 1960s, and Anna has never seen a person with dark skin before. At first she is afraid of her new second-grade teacher. But Anna quickly finds that there's no reason to be scared. Sister Anne is wonderful. She likes jokes and she makes math and reading fun. But then someone sails a paper airplane to her, with a cruel message written on its wings. Sister Anne's wise way of turning a painful incident into a powerful learning experience has a profound impact on Anna and her classmates. This moving, timeless tale is perfectly illustrated with luminous, glowing paintings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With humor and understanding, Lorbiecki writes about a young girl's coming to terms with racial differences and about the pain that ignorance can cause.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140565348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.55h x 10.00w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e26924 \/ Sister Anne's Hands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marybeth Lorbiecki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634796621980,"sku":"9780140565348","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6a7d149e-5cbe-4cd0-a43c-513cc294a0f7.jpg?v=1603837672","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sister-annes-hands-9780140565348","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}