{"product_id":"seamuss-short-story-9781554987931","title":"Seamus’s Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeamus is short, and from where he is standing, the world appears to be made for tall people.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamus would give anything to be taller! One day, while playing dress-up in his mother’s closet, he finds a way to reach new heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his mother’s high-heeled shoes on, Seamus can suddenly reach everything that was once too high: the top-floor elevator button, the chocolate milk in the fridge, the TV remote and that horrid picture of him as a baby. But when Seamus encounters problems that can’t be solved from a great height, he has to admit that sometimes being small just isn’t so bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed picture book author Heather Hartt-Sussman brings a light touch to this nuanced story about acceptance, resourcefulness and love, complemented by the humor and beauty in Milan Pavlović’s colorful paintings of Seamus’s world — where there are times to be tall and times to be small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6\u003cbr\u003eWith prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr\u003eWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3\u003cbr\u003eDescribe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr\u003eDetermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Hartt-Sussman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283766948091,"sku":"9781554987931","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781554987931.jpg?v=1772484809","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/seamuss-short-story-9781554987931","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}