{"product_id":"nyas-long-walk-a-step-at-a-time","title":"Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this picture book companion to the beloved bestseller \u003cem\u003eA Long Walk to Water\u003c\/em\u003e, a young South Sudanese girl goes on a journey that requires determination, persistence, and compassion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Nya takes little sister Akeer along on the two-hour walk to fetch water for the family. But Akeer becomes too ill to walk, and Nya faces the impossible: her sister and the full water vessel together are too heavy to carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she struggles, she discovers that if she manages to take one step, then another, she can reach home and Mama’s care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold, impressionistic paintings by Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brian Pinkney evoke the dry, barren landscape and the tenderness between the two sisters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn afterword discusses the process of providing clean water in South Sudan to reduce waterborne illness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Linda Sue Park","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51671040065842,"sku":"9781328781338","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/7934\/0850\/files\/9781328781338.jpg?v=1787960029","url":"https:\/\/53rdstreetbooks.com\/products\/nyas-long-walk-a-step-at-a-time","provider":"53rd Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}