{"product_id":"seedfolks","title":"Seedfolks","description":"\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\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\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\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\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\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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0064472078\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780064472074\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Fleischman, Paul, Pedersen, Judy\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbacks (Mar 1999)","offer_id":45937561829573,"sku":"9780064472074","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780064472074.jpg?v=1772880985","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/seedfolks","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}