| A Handful of Seeds Contributor(s): Hughes, Monica (Author), Garay, Luis (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1895555272 ISBN-13: 9781895555271 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93178372 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.8" W x 8.3" (0.75 lbs) 15 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 25870 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One sad day, Grandmother died. "You cannot stay here," said the man who owned the land. "I have a family ready to move in." Young Concepcion has no choice but to move to the barrio] of the nearby city. There she meets children who, in order to survive, must steal the food they eat. But Concepcion has a plan. With back-breaking work she plants a garden amid the rubble, using her grandmother's legacy: a handful of chili, corn and bean seeds. But her garden is destroyed. Will she have the strength to begin again? Monica Hughes's powerful story is complemented perfectly by the paintings of Luis Garay, a young Nicaraguan artist. Sharon, Lois and Bram provide a moving introduction. Published in collaboration with UNICEF Canada, A Handful of Seeds offers a message of hope on behalf of the thirty million children worldwide who live on the streets of their cities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hughes, Monica: - Monica Hughes; illustrated by Luis Garay |