Overview
A fin! A tail! A giant splashing whale! Introducing the most awesome, wondrous and empowering emotion of all—the one that sends chills down your spine, Brings sudden tears to surprise your eyes and makes your heart exclaim ""Ooh! Ahhh! Woah!"" That is awe! From expansive views of the Grand Canyon to an Aurora Borealis in the heavens—to the spiritual elevation of a prayer, or to giving food to someone in need-this soulful, upbeat picture book will lift you up to the highest heights—and let your spirits soar through the most enthralling and moving experiences of human existence! Joy! Empowerment! Awe! Wonder! This is the book we all need to read—Right now!!!!
Full Product Details
Author: Chana Stiefel ,
Susan Gal
Publisher: Scholastic US
Imprint: Scholastic US
Dimensions:
Width: 27.90cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 25.40cm
ISBN: 9781546150350
ISBN 10: 1546150358
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 03 March 2026
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
Distinctions for The Tower of Life: Sydney Taylor Book Award (Gold Medal for Picture Books) Robert F. Sibert Honor Book (Silver Medal Picture Book) Russell Freedman Award Winner for Nonfiction for a Better World (Inaugural Award) An ALSC Notable Book Junior Library Guild Gold Standard 2023 ALA Rise: A Feminist Book List School Library Journal Best Book Booklist Editors' Choice for Books for Youth List 2022 School Library Journal (starred review) Booklist (starred review) The Horn Book (starred review) Publishers Weekly (starred review) Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2022: Best Informational Books for Younger Readers 2022 New York Public Library's Best New Books for Kids CA Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award - Honor/Silver Medal Tablet Magazine's Best Books of the Year 2022 Nerdy Book Club Award Common Sense Media Award 2023 CCBC Choices List: Historical People, Places, and Events Margaret Wise Brown Prize winner for 2023 Bank Street Best Books of the Year Ages 9-12 2023 Teacher Favorites Award - Book List Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature Winner Pennsylvania Young Readers Award 2024 for grades 3-6 Nomination Common Sense Selection for Books
Author Information
Chana Stiefel is the award-winning author of more than 30 humorous and heartfelt books for children. Her nonfiction books include THE TOWER OF LIFE, the true story of Holocaust survivor and historian Yaffa Eliach, who created the Tower of Faces at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (a Junior Libary Guild Gold Medal Selection, Scholastic Press); LET LIBERTY RISE: How America's Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty (a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, Scholastic Press, 2021); and ANIMAL ZOMBIES & OTHER REAL-LIFE MONSTERS (a Top 10 YALSA Quick Pick, NatGeoKids). Chana's funny fictional picture books include MENDEL'S HANUKKAH MESS UP (Kalaniot), MY NAME IS WAKAWAKALOCH (HMH), and DADDY DEPOT (Feiwel & Friends). She loves to visit schools and libraries to share her passion for reading and writing with children. After completing her BFA at Art Center College of Design, Susan Gal began her illustration career as a poster and calendar artist. She is an award-winning illustrator of several picture books, including Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail by Lesléa Newman, winner of both the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, and The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs by Chana Stiefel, recipient of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and Robert F. Sibert Honor. Susan lives with her husband in Berkeley, California, where she creates fun and whimsical illustrations while attempting to live a caffeine- and nuclear-free life. Visit her at galgirlstudio.com.
