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Seedfolks
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 14,009 Ratings and 2,551 Reviews

Book Description
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 touche... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperTrophy
BindingPaperback (23 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages80
ISBN-100064472078
ISBN-13978-0064472074
Publication Date03/24/1999
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About Paul Fleischman (Author) : Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California, hearing his father, Sid Fleischman, read his books aloud chapter by chapter, as they were written. Paul won the Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise: Poe... more
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About Judy Pedersen (Illustrator) : Judy Pedersen is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Judy Pedersen include Seedfolks (Joanna Colter Books), When Nighttime Comes Near, Gather up... more
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12/11/2018 Tracy Grand tagged as: Inspired me

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1/26/2010 Stacey Geist said: A great book about unity despite diversity. Still gets me choked up when I read it. Written in vinettes in which you meet each character only once. Will remain one of my all-time favorites. My middle school reading students loved it, too.
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