{"product_id":"homer-price-puffin-modern-classics-paperback","title":"Homer Price (Puffin Modern Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert McCloskey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert McCloskey\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Centerburg  Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert McCloskey (1914-2003) wrote and illustrated some of the most honored and enduring children's books ever published. He grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, and spent time in Boston, New York, and ultimately Maine, where he and his wife raised their two daughters. The first ever two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for \u003ci\u003eMake Way for Ducklings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTime of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e, McCloskey was also awarded Caldecott Honors for \u003ci\u003eBlueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJourney Cake, Ho!\u003c\/i\u003e by Ruth Sawyer. He was declared a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. You can see some of his best-loved characters immortalized as statues in Boston's Public Garden and Lentil Park in Hamilton, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 7.12 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Homer Price\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461727961266,"sku":"9780142404157","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9c890dbbb274d1a171e1f9fac7c678a0.webp?v=1778954169","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/homer-price-puffin-modern-classics-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}