Sometimes, even in the middle of ugliness and neglect, a little bit of beauty will bloom. Award-winning writer Paul Fleischman dazzles us with this truth in Seedfolks--a slim novel that bursts with hope. Wasting not a single word, Fleischman unfolds a story of a blighted neighborhood transformed when a young girl plants a few lima beans in an abandoned lot. Slowly, one by one, neighbors are touched and stirred to action as they see tendrils poke through the dirt. Hispanics, Haitians, Koreans, young, and old begin to turn the littered lot into a garden for the whole community.
Review by http://www.amazon.com/Seedfolks-Joanna-Colter-Books-Fleischman/dp/0064472078/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288555550&sr=1-1
Seedfolks, illustrated by Judy Petersen. New York: HarperTrophy, 1997.
This book uses multiple characters that are from different backgrounds yet come together to take part in one community activity-- creating a garden. This is perfect for a middle school classroom, because although students are from different cultures, they must come together to form a community within the classroom.
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