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Weslandia
Contributor(s): Fleischman, Paul (Author), Hawkes, Kevin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0763610526     ISBN-13: 9780763610524
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2002
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Annotation: Out of school for the summer, Wesley decides start his own "civilization" in a garden. As Wesley experiments, he finds the plant grown from an unknown seed provides food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. Illustrations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
Dewey: E
Lexile Measure: 820
Physical Information: 0.18" H x 10.63" W x 9.33" (0.47 lbs) 40 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 29941
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
This fantastical picture book, like its hero, is bursting at the seams with creativity. . . . a vigorous shot in the arm to nonconformists everywhere -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Enter the witty, intriguing world of Weslandia Now that school is over, Wesley needs a summer project. He's learned that each civilization needs a staple food crop, so he decides to sow a garden and start his own -- civilization, that is. He turns over a plot of earth, and plants begin to grow. They soon tower above him and bear a curious-looking fruit. As Wesley experiments, he finds that the plant will provide food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. It isn't long before his neighbors and classmates develop more than an idle curiosity about Wesley -- and exactly how he is spending his summer vacation.