{"product_id":"work-and-more-work-9781554983834","title":"Work and More Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eTom lives in the countryside in the mid 1800s and he's curious -- what is it like in the town, the city and the world beyond? It's all \"work and more work,\" everyone tells him. Determined to find out for himself, Tom sets off with a bit of bread and cheese in a bundle...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe encounters crowded marketplaces, bustling wharves and storms on the high seas. In China he sees how tea is made; in India he watches men make deep blue dye from indigo; in Ceylon he marvels at the skill of cinnamon peelers. Eventually, he returns home with stories and gifts, showing his parents the riches to be found all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Includes an illustrated afterword about the different kinds of work mentioned in the story when, in the days before steam, nothing moved except through the power of wind, water and muscle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554983834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 42 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Linda Little","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42466389917877,"sku":"9781554983834","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a2dc57b2-2453-4ab9-951e-6a19c56af3a9.jpg?v=1666404230","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/work-and-more-work-9781554983834","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}