{"product_id":"9781927083239","title":"Haiti My Country: Poems by Haitian schoolchildren","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePretty flowers in my country are for me \u003cbr\u003e Like pink butterflies \u003cbr\u003e That smile at the sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Judes-Roldes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor several months, Quebec illustrator Rogé prepared a series of portraits of Haitian children. Students of Camp Perrin wrote the accompanying poems, which create, with flowing consistency, \u003ci\u003eHaiti, my country\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese teenaged poets use the Haitian landscape as their easel. The nature that envelops them is quite clearly their main subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile misery often storms through Haiti in the form of earthquakes, cyclones, or floods, these young men and women see their surrounding nature as assurance for a joyful, confident future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in French in 2010 as \u003ci\u003eHaiti mon pays\u003c\/i\u003e. It won several awards and nominations, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eGovernor\u003cbr\u003e General Finalist 2011 (children's illustration category) Communication-Jeunesse Selection\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLaureat Prix Saint Exupery 2011 (French category)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLaureat Prix Applied Arts 2011 (illustrations category)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLaureat Prix Illustration Lux 2011 (book category)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhite Ravens Selection 2012\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fifth House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039505432816,"sku":"9781927083239","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927083239_p0.jpg?v=1763636338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927083239","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}