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One Can - by Lana Button & Eric Walters (Hardcover)

Name: One Can - by Lana Button & Eric Walters (Hardcover)
Brand: Groundwood Books
SKU: 94409538
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A child donates a can of food to their school food drive.
3-6 Years
10.7" x 8.1" Hardcover
32 Pages
Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes

Description

About the Book

"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."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

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. 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.

Review Quotes

"Layers and lessons involving giving and receiving abound within this memorable publication, which cannot help but touch every reader." -- Canadian Children's Book News

"A wonderful message to young children about empathy, giving, and receiving appreciatively." -- Calgary Herald

"A lesson in humility and generosity." -- Winnipeg Free Press

"Simple yet brilliant ... A perfectly calibrated introduction to the concept of economic differences." -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

"[A] bittersweet ... moving story about giving what you can, when you can." -- Foreword Reviews

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 10.7 Inches (H) x 8.1 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)

Weight: .9 Pounds

Suggested Age: 3-6 Years

Number of Pages: 32

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Sub-Genre: Social Themes

Publisher: Groundwood Books

Theme: Homelessness & Poverty

Format: Hardcover

Author: Lana Button & Eric Walters

Language: English

Street Date: September 2, 2025

TCIN: 94409538

UPC: 9781773067346

Item Number (DPCI): 247-20-9667

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.3 inches length x 8.1 inches width x 10.7 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.9 pounds

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