{"product_id":"the-bridges-of-the-pond-the-language-explorers-series-volume-9","title":"The Bridges of the Pond, The Language Explorers Series, Book 9","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eBook 9 of The Language Explorers Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAt the edge of the pond, something new has appeared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eNot suddenly. Not loudly.\u003cbr\u003eBut solidly enough to change how creatures move—and how they think.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eA bridge is built. Crossings become easier.\u003cbr\u003eAnd with ease comes responsibility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAs the pond grows more connected, Lucia is asked to consider questions that cannot be answered quickly or casually:\u003cbr\u003eWho decides? Who owns what is written?\u003cbr\u003eWhere does responsibility begin—and where does it end?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eWith the steady guidance of Mr. Bubo and the quiet example of those who think before they speak, Lucia learns that language does more than describe reality—it commits us to it. Sentences end. Choices settle. Meaning carries weight once it is shared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eMeanwhile, the pond faces larger concerns about planning, trust, and permanence. What begins as careful coordination becomes something closer to infrastructure—and the realization that once a bridge exists, it cannot pretend it does not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThoughtful, precise, and gently humorous, \u003ci\u003eThe Bridges of the Pond\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to slow down and examine how decisions are made, how language shapes responsibility, and why knowing where to stop is as important as knowing how to proceed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eBecause eventually, every crossing leads somewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFor Parents, Teachers, and Tutors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThis volume includes a comprehensive teaching appendix with chapter-by-chapter notes, discussion prompts, grammar and punctuation concepts, mathematical reasoning, vocabulary support, and optional extension activities—making it ideal for classrooms, homeschooling, tutoring, and shared reading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toad University Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Paperback","offer_id":42509159039051,"sku":"TLES 9 SPB-1","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Color Paperback","offer_id":42509159071819,"sku":"TLES 9 SPB-2","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Color Hardcover","offer_id":42509159104587,"sku":"TLES 9 SPB-3","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Author Signed and Personalized (Full Color Hardcover)","offer_id":42509159137355,"sku":"TLES 9 SPB-4","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/6600\/6603\/files\/tlesbook9electroniccoverwatercolor.jpg?v=1779888609","url":"https:\/\/shop.toaduniversitypress.com\/products\/the-bridges-of-the-pond-the-language-explorers-series-volume-9","provider":"Toad University Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}