Seed Folks by Paul Fleischman

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Seed Folks
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Price: $14.92
Updated on 6-30-2008.

Features

Audio CD: 45 pages

Publisher: Audio Bookshelf; Unabridged edition (January 2003)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1883332958

ISBN-13: 978-1883332952

Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 6.6 x 1 inches

Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces ()

From School Library Journal
Grade 5 Up-Paul Fleischman creates a heartwarming story by weaving together a series of short vignettes about a vacant lot turned community garden. Set in a rundown section of Cleveland, Ohio, Fleischman's Seedfolks (HarperCollins, 1997) are a broad cross-section of ages, ethnic origins, and occupations. What unites all of these characters is the way they are changed by the simple act of growing vegetables or flowers. From the Vietnamese girl seeking a connection with the father who died before she was born. to the elderly wheelchair bound man who reconnects with the world, each character is unique. This audiobook capitalizes on the diversity of the characters by using a large cast of narrators drawn from around the world. Though listeners may find some narrators difficult to understand, the richness of the variety of voices adds authenticity to the recording. Cassettes include chapter listings, and the sound quality is good. Seedfolks is a nice addition to audio collections where Fleischman's work is popular, and worthy of inclusion in libraries serving ethnically diverse communities.
Barbara Wysocki, Cora J. Belden Library. Rocky Hill, CT
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

From AudioFile
Fleischman's touching novel about an abandoned inner-city lot transformed into a community garden is composed of 13 interwoven stories. A Vietnamese immigrant schoolgirl describes how she sets out to grow lima beans in memory of her dead father. Barbara Rosenblat reads the narrative of an elderly Romanian woman who witnesses Kim planting the seeds and assumes a crime is being committed. One by one, strangers in the neighborhood overcome their prejudices and join in the gardening--the school custodian from Kentucky, the Guatemalan teenager taught by his uncle to plant vegetables from the old country, the muscle-bound African- American planting tomatoes to prove his love for his girlfriend, the British nurse helping her elderly patient find a new lease on life. Many of the performers are nonprofessionals, and don't try to be otherwise. But the sincerity and integrity of this project bear this garden delicious fruit. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Seed Folks (Audio Cassette) I loved Seed Folks. I finished the book in one afternoon, but thought about it for days after. In the year since I've read the book I've purchased 14 copies for friends who I thought would appreciate its message of community and optimism. In these times when we always check to make sure our doors are locked before going to bed at night, Seed Folks offers a message of hope. The characters are believable and the story is engaging - the kind of story one would wish to make a reality. Fleischman writes the book from the perspective of 11 characters, each the voice of his or her own chapter. It was an interesting way to present the story and served to give readers any number of connections to the text. I am a 6th grade teacher. I developed a lesson from the book and read it to my students using the voices of fellow teachers to speak for characters in the book. I will continue to give Seed Folks as gifts to friends, as well as teach that lesson to every one of my classes. Seed Folks is a book I wish I had written myself. My hat is off to Paul Fleischman. Comment | Permalink | (Report this)

Seed Folks
Available from Amazon
Price: $14.92
Updated on 6-30-2008.