The One Thing You'd Save

"Kids love their things, but which of their things is the most important? The 2002 Newbery-winner Linda Sue Park gets to the heart of the matter in The One Thing You’d Save. When a teacher gives her class an assignment asking what each student would save from a fire (if all people and pets were already safe), the answers are not what you might expect. Is a laptop really more important than an insulin kit? What about a piano or a sweater hand-knitted by Grandma? Written in the Korean sijo verse style and cozily illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng, this heartwarming story is thought-provoking and illuminating. (For ages 8 to 12)"