Grains of Sand Section 16A or one small child

or one small child

unable to agree on how to fix the rudder

Shoots & Leaves uses lively

including basics like meeting someone new and using public transportation to culture-specific topics like celebrating Japanese holidays and eating Japanese food

and comes to life through Matt de la Pena’s vibrant text and Christian Robinson’s radiant illustrations

Grains of Sand Section 16A or one small childOn the last day of a family vacation, a little girl is as blue as the sea, and her shoes are filled with sand. What should she do with all of this sand? Together, she and her brother decide to plant the grains of sand, and imagine what will grow. A field of beach umbrellas, to wave hello to the sun? Or a forest of windmills, to fill the sails of a boat? Before drifting off to sleep, the girl has her dad promise theyll go back for new grains of sand