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A child donates a can of food to their school food drive. But in an unexpected twist, they come to understand what it means to give and receive.
A child is excited to donate a can of their favorite Zoodelicious to the school food drive. Their teacher has explained that the food will be given to people in need, along with mittens from the "mitten tree."
In the classroom, there's a carpet with one hundred squares, and the goal is to fill each square with a can of food. When the child places their can of Zoodelicious on square 100, everyone cheers, and the teacher puts a snowflake sticker on top to celebrate.
But a few days later, the child finds the same can of Zoodelicious among the groceries their mom has brought home. And there's a pair of red mitts, too. "Mom, are we the people in need?" the child asks.
The next morning, after having thought of all the people who will receive food from the school and wondering what else they might need, the child donates their too-small blue mittens to the mitten tree at school.
Created by an award-winning team, One Can tells a timely and touching story of a child who learns to give and receive-and wants only to give again in return.
Key Text Features
dialogue
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
A child donates a can of food to the school food drive, but they find the same can at home days later and realize what it means to give and receive.
• SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY: Subtly crafted with a surprising twist, this timely story reflects the increasing number of people using food banks in cities across North America.
• PAYING IT FORWARD: This story encourages everyone's participation in community action.
• SCHOOL COMMUNITIES: Showcases a diverse, active and caring school community, making this a perfect pick for schools, libraries and community centers engaged in their own food drives and food programs.
• FORMER CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS: Authors Lana Button and Eric Walters are former childhood educators and prolific writers and frequent presenters in schools. Their experiences have inspired this story. Similar themes can be found in Lana Button's picture book, Tough Like Mum (illustrated by Carmen Mok; Tundra Books; 2021), winner of the Crystal Kite Award; and Eric Walters' novel, The King of Jam Sandwiches (Orca; 2020), winner of the Governor General's Literary Award.
• SWEET AND SPARE ARTWORK: Isabelle Malenfant's art sensitively portrays the child in the story. Her previous picture book with Groundwood, Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, has sold nearly 60,000 copies across North America.
dialogue;illustrations
A child is excited to donate a can of their favorite Zoodelicious to the school food drive. Their teacher has explained that the food will be given to people in need, along with mittens from the "mitten tree."
In the classroom, there's a carpet with one hundred squares, and the goal is to fill each square with a can of food. When the child places their can of Zoodelicious on square 100, everyone cheers, and the teacher puts a snowflake sticker on top to celebrate.
But a few days later, the child finds the same can of Zoodelicious among the groceries their mom has brought home. And there's a pair of red mitts, too. "Mom, are we the people in need?" the child asks.
The next morning, after having thought of all the people who will receive food from the school and wondering what else they might need, the child donates their too-small blue mittens to the mitten tree at school.
Created by an award-winning team, One Can tells a timely and touching story of a child who learns to give and receive-and wants only to give again in return.
Key Text Features
dialogue
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
A child donates a can of food to the school food drive, but they find the same can at home days later and realize what it means to give and receive.
• SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY: Subtly crafted with a surprising twist, this timely story reflects the increasing number of people using food banks in cities across North America.
• PAYING IT FORWARD: This story encourages everyone's participation in community action.
• SCHOOL COMMUNITIES: Showcases a diverse, active and caring school community, making this a perfect pick for schools, libraries and community centers engaged in their own food drives and food programs.
• FORMER CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS: Authors Lana Button and Eric Walters are former childhood educators and prolific writers and frequent presenters in schools. Their experiences have inspired this story. Similar themes can be found in Lana Button's picture book, Tough Like Mum (illustrated by Carmen Mok; Tundra Books; 2021), winner of the Crystal Kite Award; and Eric Walters' novel, The King of Jam Sandwiches (Orca; 2020), winner of the Governor General's Literary Award.
• SWEET AND SPARE ARTWORK: Isabelle Malenfant's art sensitively portrays the child in the story. Her previous picture book with Groundwood, Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, has sold nearly 60,000 copies across North America.
dialogue;illustrations