Seedfolks

We so often spend life looking through our own lenses; we fail to realize others around us and the ways separate lives are lived differently yet impacted by many. Seedfolks is a book that is built around this concept. Developed around a garden that brings a community together, this story coves the lives of about 12 different people. Each person tells his/her own story within each chapter. As you read the chapters you realize that most of the lives inter wind with one another, just seen from a different perspective. One aspect of Seedfolks that made it interesting is the fact that all the characters are from a different ethnicity. There are Koreans, African Americans, Caucasians, Haitians, Hispanics, etc. A simple read with a deeper meaning; this would be a wonderful story for a 6th grade class. The activities we did in class gave me a good understanding of how you can take this book to the next level; good activities make all the difference in a students comprehension and application.