{"product_id":"seedfolks-book-paul-fleischman-9780064472074","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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \u003cp\u003e\"The size of this slim volume belies the profound message of hope it contains.\"  --Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd don't miss Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, the Newbery Medal-winning poetry collection!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49522555814161,"sku":"CIN0064472078G","price":4.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49602481520913,"sku":"GOR004670543","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49656563368209,"sku":"GOR005778518","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49726961713425,"sku":"CIN0064472078A","price":4.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50272745324817,"sku":"CIN0064472078VG","price":4.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":50330374209809,"sku":"CIN0064472078LN","price":4.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50983264092433,"sku":"NIN9780064472074","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53370649936145,"sku":"GOR003675539","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0064472078.jpg?v=1752575724","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/seedfolks-book-paul-fleischman-9780064472074","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}