{"product_id":"9789380340159","title":"The Great Race","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as one of 100 Books for Reading \u0026amp; Sharing in 2012 by the New York Public Library.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Though there's no claim that this art style has any relationship to the original tale, it's an apt match. The book designer adapted the work to the printed page, keeping the intense blood red and ebony black. Each double-page spread takes on an exciting life of its own. A note provides background information on the tale, and an afterword tells the story of the illustrations with photographs of the original cloths. This unusual multicultural pairing packs a powerful punch.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm the fastest animal in the forest!\" boasts Kanchil the trickster mouse deer. \"And I challenge any animal to race me!\" Who will step forward to accept this challenge, and can Kanchil be beaten?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated in the exquisite Mata-ni-Pachedi style of ritual textile painting from Gujarat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Race\u003c\/i\u003e is the third story in the Kanchil series by Nathan Kumar Scott, preceded by the popular \u003ci\u003eMangoes and Bananas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Banana Leaf.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUS Grade Level Equivalent: 1\u003cbr\u003eUS Guided Reading Level: J\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tara Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064335581424,"sku":"9789380340159","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789380340159_p0.jpg?v=1763674578","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789380340159","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}