{"title":"Books by Megan Hoyt","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780062908124","title":"Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist by author Megan Hoyt and illustrator Iacopo Bruno brings to light the inspiring, true story of Gino Bartali, a beloved Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish lives during World War II.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino’s greatest achievement was something he never told a soul—that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling nonfiction picture book for elementary-age readers offers a unique perspective on World War II history. 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A young girl and her family are getting ready for the traditional holiday feast.\u003c\/b\u003e Family and friends gather to help harvest and clean the fall root vegetables, mix them with honey and dried fruits, and cook them into the traditional sweet vegetable stew, called tzimmes,'for a sweet new year.'  It’s hard but satisfying work that leaves everyone with aching arms, sore feet and happy hearts. When Rosh Hashanah morning arrives, they join together at the synagogue to hear the shofar, the horn that is blown to announce that the holiday has arrived. Back at home on their farm with a diverse group of friends and neighbors, they celebrate both a new year and the joy of being together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis food and farm-focused story is sweetened by illustrations full of cheerful colors and textured patterns.\u003c\/b\u003e Award-winning author Megan Hoyt helps readers explore both culturally specific Rosh Hashanah practices and life on a small family farm, while providing a universal message of community and tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303412969845,"sku":"9781681156231","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781681156231_4dfa12f0-e4f4-485e-a93b-c090f24f43ec.jpg?v=1786024445"},{"product_id":"9781644913246","title":"Clara O'Hara Private Eye","description":"After the Great Chicago Fire, people were anxious to know who started it. 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