{"product_id":"king-matt-the-first-paperback","title":"King Matt the First - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanusz Korczak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Lourie\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEsme Raji Codell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanusz Korczak was a Polish physician and educator who wrote over twenty books--his fiction was in his time as well known as \"Peter Pan,\" and his nonfiction works bore passionate messages of child advocacy. During World War II, the Jewish orphanage he directed was relocated to the Warsaw ghetto. Although Korczak's celebrity afforded him many chances to escape, he refused to abandon the children. He was killed at Treblinka along with the children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanusz KorczakK wrote the classic children's book \u003ci\u003eKing Matt the First\u003c\/i\u003e and many nonfiction works. To mark the centennial of Korczak's birth, the United Nations declared 1979 the International Year of the Child and dedicated it to him. Korczak perished in 1942 in Treblinka, along with the Jewish orphans he refused to abandon. \u003cbr\u003eA nationally renowned advocate for literacy and literature-based instruction, Esmé Raji Codell is today \"one of the nation's most sought-after voices for empowering teachers\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) and a \"Superstar of Education\" (\u003ci\u003eScolastic Instructor\u003c\/i\u003e). Esmé has been interviewed on\u003ci\u003e CBS This Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, C-SPAN's \u003ci\u003eBook Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR. The author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Your Child to Love Reading\u003c\/i\u003e as well as award-winning books for children, Esmé lives with her husband and son in Chicago, where she spent many years as an educator in Chicago public schools and now runs the popular children's literature Web site PlanetEsme.com and the unique literary salon, the PlanetEsme Bookroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.2 x 5.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e King Matt the First\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43423915802691,"sku":"9781565124424","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/king-matt-the-first-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}