{"product_id":"when-the-rain-comes-9781772780123","title":"When the Rain Comes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalini, a young girl in a small Sri Lankan community, is anxious about the responsibility of helping with the monsoon-season rice planting for the first time. When a flash flood leaves her stranded alone with the ox cart full of rice seedlings, she summons unexpected courage to calm the ox and save her town's rice crop.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is time to plant the rice crop in Malini's Sri Lankan community, and the little girl is both excited and nervous to help for the first time. What if she does it wrong? Will she be responsible if the crop fails? When the oxcart rumbles in loaded with seedlings, she reluctantly agrees to watch the big, imposing animal while the driver takes a break.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuddenly, the skies go dark with monsoon rain. A flash flood pours down the road, separating Malini from the driver and her family. They are shouting for her to run for higher ground, but what about the rice? Summoning up courage she never dreamed she possessed, Malini resolves to save ox, cart, and seedlings, no matter what it takes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Alma Fullerton tells Malini's story in expressive free verse that vibrates with emotion and energy. The moods of Sri Lanka's rainy season come alive as Kim La Fave, illustrator of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eShin Chi's Canoe\u003c\/i\u003e, uses a fresh style that is both contemporary and impressionistic to depict the courage of one little girl facing the power of a flash flood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pajama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772780123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 10.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2016 pg. 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alma Fullerton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668371992732,"sku":"9781772780123","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_42cea56e-5f5c-4af4-bbbb-c9841a562e09.jpg?v=1603917357","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-the-rain-comes-9781772780123","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}