{"product_id":"9780064472074","title":"Seedfolks (Joanna Colter Books)","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 tributariesfrom the author's immigrant grandfather to his adoption of two brothers from Mexicoare 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 dont miss \u003cem\u003eJoyful Noise:Poems for Two Voices\u003c\/em\u003e, the Newbery Medal-winning poetry collection!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53104281387317,"sku":"EB_CH0400_00000_DUBAI","price":51.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9780064472074-1.jpg?v=1789399501","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/ar\/products\/9780064472074","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}