{"product_id":"shy-one-cather-nathan-9780394821795","title":"The Shy One by Dorothy Nathan","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Book: \u003cem\u003eThe Shy One\u003c\/em\u003e | Written by Dorothy Nathan \u0026amp; Illustrated by Carolyn Cather\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDorothy sat on the porch steps and stared up at the sky. Suddenly she saw a single star, the first star of evening. She clasped her hands and softly chanted:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Star light, star bright\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst star I see tonight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWish I may, wish I might\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHave the wish I wish tonight.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe waited a long time, going over in her mind all the things she might wish for. Then, from within the deepest layers of her heart, Dorothy wished to stop being shy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDorothy doesn't know how she can stand it. Her fourteen-year-old Uncle Max has been put into her own fifth-grade classroom!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDorothy knows she should be nice to him—he's just come from Russia and doesn't know English. But she's never been so ashamed!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOh, why does it have to happen to her-just when she's beginning to make friends?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Nathan\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Oregon and spent part of her childhood in a small town near Portland. She re-ceived her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, and also holds a Master's degree in educa-tion. She has worked in a social agency and as a teacher, but in recent years has devoted most of her time to her family, and to writing. Her first book was Women of Courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarried to writer Paul Nathan and the mother of three children, Dorothy Nathan again lives in a small town, this time in New York State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarolyn Cather\u003c\/strong\u003e studied art history at Duke University, and later learned to draw while working for the news-paper Stars and Stripes in Japan after World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe now lives in New York City, where she devotes her time to book illustration. She provided the illustrations for Dorothy Nathan's first book, Women of Courage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50710404464955,"sku":"0394821793","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/shy-one-nathan-dorothy-tx1915-cather-0394821793.jpg?v=1762693435","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/shy-one-cather-nathan-9780394821795","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}