{"product_id":"seedfolks","title":"Seedfolks","description":"\u003cp\u003eALA Best Book for Young Adults ∙ School Library Journal Best Book ∙ Publishers Weekly Best Book ∙ IRA\/CBC Children's Choice ∙ NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Vietnamese girl plants six lima beans in a Cleveland vacant lot. Looking down on the immigrant-filled neighborhood, a Romanian woman watches suspiciously. A school janitor gets involved, then a Guatemalan family. Then muscle-bound Curtis, trying to win back Lateesha. Pregnant Maricela. Amir from India. A sense of community sprouts and spreads.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNewbery-winning author Paul Fleischman uses thirteen speakers to bring to life a community garden's founding and first year. The book's short length, diverse cast, and suitability for adults as well as children have led it to be used in countless one-book reads in schools and in cities across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeedfolks has been drawn upon to teach tolerance, read in ESL classes, promoted by urban gardeners, and performed in schools and on stages from South Africa to Broadway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book's many tributaries—from the author's immigrant grandfather to his adoption of two brothers from Mexico—are detailed in his forthcoming memoir, No Map, Great Trip: A Young Writer's Road to Page One.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The size of this slim volume belies the profound message of hope it contains.\"  —Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd don’t miss Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, the Newbery Medal-winning poetry collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780064472074\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul Fleischman, Judy Pedersen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harper Collins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:none\"\u003e074 2074 72074 472074\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Batner Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43934220353624,"sku":"9780064472074","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/7564\/3992\/files\/9780064472074.jpg?v=1775053440","url":"https:\/\/batnerbookstore.com\/products\/seedfolks","provider":"Batner Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}