{"product_id":"whittington","title":"Whittington","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWhittington\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAlan W Armstrong\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780375828645\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRandom House Books for Young Readers\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2005\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThe power of reading is beautifully captured in this 2006 Newbery Honor-winning book. \u003cbr\u003eBernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for-two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clipped wings who calls herself The Lady. When the cat called Whittington shows up one day, it is to the Lady that he makes an appeal to secure a place in the barn. The Lady's a little hesitant at first, but when the cat claims to be a master ratter, that clinches it.\u003cbr\u003e Bernie' s orphaned grandkids, Abby and Ben, come to the barn every day to help feed the animals. Abby shares her worry that Ben can't really read yet and that he refuses to go to Special Ed. Whittington and the Lady decide that Abby should give Ben reading lessons in the barn. It is a balm for Ben when, having toughed out the daily lesson, Whittington comes to tell, in tantalizing installments, the story handed down to him from his nameless forebearer, Dick Whittington's cat-the legend of the lad born into poverty in rural England during the Black Death, who runs away to London to seek his fortune. This is an unforgettable tale about how learning to read saves one little boy. It is about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling and how, if you have loved ones surrounding you and good stories to tell, to listen to, and to read, you have just about everything of value in this world.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Whittington | Alan W Armstrong | Hardcover | 9780375828645 | Used: Very Good | Children's Books 1558547","offer_id":48163331342488,"sku":"1558547","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61n3LVxeTmL.jpg?v=1771880804","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/whittington","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}