{"product_id":"the-youngest-sister-hardcover","title":"The Youngest Sister - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuniyay Moreno Moreno\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMariana Chiesa\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eElisa Amado\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The small shall be large . . . that's how it must be.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Andean foothills, a five-year-old Quechua girl is entrusted with a big job: to collect a marrow bone from the neighbor for the family soup. A stunning debut from Indigenous author Suniyay Moreno.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicu's family is very poor. In the dry Andean foothills, her mother must feed fourteen people--her kids, her relatives' kids, and the hired hand's kids--every day. One morning, Picu, the youngest sister, is sent to get a marrow bone from a neighbor. The bone will add flavor and nutrition to the lunchtime soup. Her mother warns her not to dawdle on the two-hour walk, each way, through the wild landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Picu can't help it! She marvels at the butterflies, samples the cactus fruit, and daydreams about using the marrow bone as a football. Will the neighbor let her family keep the bone after the soup is made? Will her mother let her play with it? And will she be punished for being so late?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicu is a child of joie de vivre and resourcefulness. This story, like Picu herself, is tough, hard, and honest. And moving. And fun. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Youngest Sister \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efeatures a glossary of Quechuan terms that are used throughout the story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuniyay Moreno is the name the author has chosen because it is the one given to her by her Quechua grandmother. She was born and lived in the mountains above Santiago del Estero in Argentina where she loved to climb trees barefoot, run after baby goats, and sing songs and make riddles in Quechua--her mother tongue. When she was six she moved to Santiago where she learned Spanish. As a grown-up, she became a librarian so she could climb around the stacks of books and children. She lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and this is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMariana Chiesa\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eMigrants \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNo Time to Play, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich have won prizes and arepublished internationally. Her best known books are \u003cem\u003eMigrando \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNo hay tiempo para jugar \u003c\/em\u003ewhich are published and prize winning in many countries but not in English. In 2014 she won the Latin American Illustration Prize given by the University of Palermo. \u003cem\u003eThe Youngest Sister \u003c\/em\u003eis her first book available in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.7 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52657147642163,"sku":"9781771648752","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dHlIYlVPT0gzZkQ0NUNoVEdWRlJrUT09.webp?v=1762556293","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-youngest-sister-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}