{"product_id":"9780060226060","title":"My Great-Aunt Arizona","description":" \u003cp\u003eARIZONA was born in a log cabin her papa built in the meadow on Henson Creek. She grew to be a very tall little girl who liked to grow flowers, sing, and square dance to the music of the fiddler on Saturday night. But what she liked most of all was to read-and dream-about all the faraway places she would visit one day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArizona never did go to those faraway places. Instead, she stayed in the Blue Ridge Mountains where she was born, and taught generations of children about words and numbers and all the places they could go one day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGloria Houston's joyous recounting of the cycles of her great-aunt Arizona's life is a story to share-one that reminds us of the magical place a special teacher can hold in our hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGloria Houston, like her great-aunt Arizona, is both a teacher and a native of the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina.  Ms. Houston taught students of all ages — from kindergarten through twelfth grade—for over fifteen years.  Now she is author-in-residence at the University of South Florida's College of Education, where she teaches children's literature and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Houston has written several books for children, including the best-selling\u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree,\u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Barbara Cooney, and\u003ci\u003eLittleJim,\u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Thomas B. Allen. She lives in Tampa, Florida.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065241682160,"sku":"9780060226060","price":17.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060226060_p0.jpg?v=1763618398","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060226060","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}