{"title":"Paul Fleischman","description":null,"products":[{"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\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\u003cp\u003eHow can a few lima beans transform a fractured neighborhood?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMultiple Points of View:\u003c\/b\u003e Listen to thirteen unforgettable voices—from a nine-year-old Vietnamese girl to an elderly Romanian woman—as they each tell their side of the story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUrban Garden:\u003c\/b\u003e Watch as a trash-filled Cleveland lot is transformed, plant by plant, into a vibrant and hopeful source of community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFound Family:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover how suspicious neighbors from all over the world, once strangers, build powerful bonds of friendship and trust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Classroom Favorite:\u003c\/b\u003e A powerful, accessible story about tolerance and immigration, perfect for school reading, ESL classes, and city-wide reading programs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Paul Fleischman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54786180448547,"sku":"9780064472074","price":8.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53144517804323,"sku":"9780060274719","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780060274719.jpg?v=1741130218"}],"url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/collections\/paul-fleischman.oembed","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}