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Title: Seedfolks (Joanna Colter Books) by Paul Fleischman ISBN: 0-06-447207-8 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 April, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (54 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: seedfolks
Comment: Seedfolks by Pual Fleischman is a story of racial divide changed to community through the actions of a little girl. It all starts when she plants beans in honor of her dead father. People take notice, and one by one, people in the neighborhood begin to plant various crops from their native lands. Eventually they build a strong, protective, and friendly community that grows along side the garden.
The story is told through the eyes of 13 different characters each explaining their diverse background, what they've seen in the garden, and why they're now involved. The style makes the book a quick read, and because the characters are not directly revisited, it's not confusing.
Overall, this book's inspirational sense of true community is not only achieved in the fictional garden, but ideally in day-to-day life. Seadfolks leaves you with an uplifting, warm and fuzzy all over feeling, and a strong desire to make change.
Rating: 4
Summary: Seedfolks Review
Comment: Seedfolks is takes place in a diverse community in Cleveland, Ohio. It is basically a story about a young Vietnamese girl that plants lima beans in a vacant lot filled with garbage to please her dead father. An older lady sees the girl through her window. Expecting that the girl is up to no good, she sends one of her friends out to investigate. The friend comes back and reports that the girl had only planted beans and that they wouldn't grow if he didn't help her take care of them. Other members of the community see that someone has removed all of the garbage from the lot and notice that someone was growing plants. Slowly, everyone begins to plant things in their own section of the garden. People begin to talk and get to know each other and help to transform the neighborhood.
One of the strengths of the story is the way each of the characters tells their own personal story but it all ties back to the garden. Even though there are many different characters, you never get thrown off track. This book is short and to the point with a good message. One of the weaknesses of the story is the way it ended. You find out that once winter comes, the garden looks run down and no one is really taking care of it; their owners have dug up most of the plants. You're kind of left wondering whether the garden is ever rejuvenated after spring returns.
I really enjoyed this book. I like the way this story is put together and the way each of the characters is of a different ethnicity. The fact that this book can be read in one day is also a plus. Seedfolks shows how one simple act can bring a community together. I would recommend this story to anyone who is looking for something positive to read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Seeds of hope
Comment: I loved Seedfolks, with its way of bringing you to see other people's side of the story. It was amazing, the way Paul Fleischman used rich descriptions and amazing details to bring you into the hearts and thoughts of an entire neighborhood. I read this book when I was in fifth grade, and since, I have always remembered the characters and plots from this remarkable story. Every now and then, I find myself in a situation like one in this book, and I always find myself asking, "What would Virgil do here?" or "If I were Curtis, what would I do now?" This is one of the best books I have ever read. And I read quite a lot, so that's saying something!
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Title: Whirligig (Laurel Leaf Books) by Paul Fleischman ISBN: 0440228352 Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books Pub. Date: 09 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Weslandia by Paul Fleischman, Kevin Hawkes ISBN: 0763610526 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Joyful Noise (rpkg) : Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman ISBN: 0064460932 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Seed Folks by Paul Fleischman ISBN: 1883332958 Publisher: Audio Bookshelf Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Bull Run by Paul Fleischman, David Frampton ISBN: 0064405885 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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