{"product_id":"martin-de-porres-the-rose-in-the-desert-hardcover","title":"Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary D. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2013 Pura Belpre Award for Illustration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a former slave, Martin de Porres was born into extreme poverty. Even so, his mother begged the church fathers to allow him into the priesthood. Instead, Martin was accepted as a servant boy. But soon, the young man was performing miracles. Rumors began to fly around the city of a strange mulatto boy with healing hands, who gave first to the people of the \u003ci\u003ebarrios\u003c\/i\u003e. Martin continued to serve in the church, until he was finally received by the Dominican Order, no longer called the worthless son of a slave, but rather a saint and the rose in the desert.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary D. Schmidt is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eOkay for Now\u003c\/i\u003e, the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book \u003ci\u003eLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Newbery Honor book \u003ci\u003eThe Wednesday Wars\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Schmidt lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. David Diaz has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSmoky Night\u003c\/i\u003e by Eve Bunting, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal and \u003ci\u003eDiego: Bigger Than Life\u003c\/i\u003e by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, a Pura Belpré Honor Award winner. Mr. Diaz lives in Carlsbad, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 10.74 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pura Belpre Award (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Americas Award for Children \u0026amp; Young Adult Literature (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605225496620,"sku":"9780547612188","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/martin-de-porres-the-rose-in-the-desert-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}