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While gathering firewood, Yasuhiro comes upon an injured crane hidden in the snow. He rescues and comforts the bird, then watches it fly away. The next night, a mysterious young girl arrives at his home seeking shelter from the cold. The boy and his father welcome the girl, named Hiroko, to stay with them. But when Hiroko notices that the father is struggling to earn money, she offers to weave silk for him to sell. After the fabric fetches a good price, the father becomes impatient for more silk, and his greed has a life-changing effect on them all. Lyrical storytelling deftly interwoven with original haiku create a magical adaptation of popular Japanese folktales. An inspirational story of friendship and the power of kindness to transform lives.
About the Author
Curtis Manley grew up in western Pennsylvania and then lived in Ohio, Arizona, California, Arizona (again!) , and North Carolina before moving to the Seattle area of Washington state. He knows that books are doors to special places that you can't always get to on your own, whether across the country, on the other side of the world, far back in time, or way out in space.His first picture book, THE SUMMER NICK TAUGHT HIS CATS TO READ, is a light-hearted look at what goes wrong when a young boy tries to share his love of books with his two cats, Verne and Stevenson. In the end, they learn that finding just the right book can make all the difference.Combining real facts into fictional stories that entertain is Curtis' favorite way of making the Universe a little more understandable. His interests include birds, bugs, and mammals; trees; tornadoes and volcanoes; planets, moons and asteroids; haiku; and software--and if he's lucky you will see books that include one or more of those topics in the future...
