{"product_id":"seedfolks-paul-fleischman-mass-market-paperback","title":"Seedfolks -- Paul Fleischman, Mass Market Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALA Best Book for Young Adults ∙ \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book ∙ \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book ∙ IRA\/CBC Children's Choice \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e∙ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeedfolks\u003c\/em\u003e 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\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\u003cem\u003e, No Map, Great Trip: A Young Writer's Road to Page One.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The size of this slim volume belies the profound message of hope it contains.\" --\u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd don't miss \u003cem\u003eJoyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices\u003c\/em\u003e, the Newbery Medal-winning poetry collection!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul Fleischman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/24\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mass Market Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\" H x 4.18\" L x 0.31\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780064472074\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49534747017520,"sku":"9780064472074","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780064472074_b2993da0-94af-4f53-883b-397a50dd0df2.jpg?v=1774896018","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/seedfolks-paul-fleischman-mass-market-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}