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Paul Fleischman

Auteur de Seedfolks

50+ oeuvres 13,575 utilisateurs 696 critiques 1 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

Paul Fleischman was born in Monterey, California on September 5, 1952. His father is fellow children's author, Sid Fleischman. He attended the University of California at Berkeley for two years, from 1970 to 1972. He dropped out to go on a cross-country train/bicycle trip and along the way took afficher plus care of a 200-year-old house in New Hampshire. He eventually earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of New Mexico in 1977. Fleischman has written over 25 books for children and young adults including award winners such as Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, Newberry Medal in 1989; Graven Images, Newberry Honor; Bull Run, Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; Breakout, Finalist for the National Book Award in 2003; Saturnalia, Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Honor. He has also garnered numerous awards and recognitions from the American Library Association, School Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, and NCTE. He founded the grammar watchdog groups ColonWatch and The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to English. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Copyright © 2006 by Dana Fleischman

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Œuvres de Paul Fleischman

Seedfolks (1997) 2,236 exemplaires
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices (1988) 2,043 exemplaires
Weslandia (1999) 1,337 exemplaires
Bull Run (1993) 1,266 exemplaires
Whirligig (1998) 1,055 exemplaires
The Matchbox Diary (2013) 435 exemplaires
The Borning Room (1991) 378 exemplaires
Graven Images (1982) 362 exemplaires
Sidewalk Circus (2004) 360 exemplaires
I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices (1985) 335 exemplaires
Time Train (1991) 307 exemplaires
Big Talk: Poems for Four Voices (2000) 269 exemplaires
Seek (2001) 242 exemplaires
Dateline: Troy (1996) 228 exemplaires
The Dunderheads (2009) 206 exemplaires
The Animal Hedge (1983) 176 exemplaires
Path of the Pale Horse (1983) 175 exemplaires
The Half-a-Moon Inn (1980) 165 exemplaires
Saturnalia (1976) 164 exemplaires
Fireflies (2005) 132 exemplaires
Breakout (2003) 116 exemplaires
Mind's Eye (Laurel-Leaf Books) (1999) 108 exemplaires
A Fate Totally Worse Than Death (1995) 105 exemplaires
Zap: A Play (2005) 89 exemplaires
Lost! A Story in String (2000) 86 exemplaires
The Dunderheads Behind Bars (2012) 67 exemplaires
The Birthday Tree (1979) 63 exemplaires
Townsend's warbler (1992) 46 exemplaires
Shadow Play: Story (1990) 39 exemplaires
Finzel the Farsighted (1983) 25 exemplaires
Rondo in C (1988) 22 exemplaires
Raising Readers: A Collection of Stories from Maine (2005) — Contributeur — 22 exemplaires
Rear-View Mirrors (1986) 15 exemplaires
Joyful Noise/I am Phoenix (2001) 14 exemplaires
Coming and Going Men: Four Tales (1985) 13 exemplaires
City circus (2004) 7 exemplaires
Cannibal In The Mirror (2000) 7 exemplaires
Un soplo de vida (1999) 1 exemplaire
He Walked Among Us 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

A Newbery Halloween (1991) — Contributeur — 152 exemplaires
When I Was Your Age, Volume Two: Original Stories About Growing Up (1999) — Contributeur — 91 exemplaires
Best Shorts: Favorite Stories for Sharing (2006) — Contributeur — 90 exemplaires
Celebrate Cricket: 30 Years of Stories and Art (2003) — Contributeur — 43 exemplaires

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A Newbery Award Winner, The poems resound with the pulse of the cicada and the drone of the honeybee. They can be fully appreciated by an individual reader, but they're particularly striking when read aloud by two voices, making this an ideal pick for classroom use. Eric Beddows′s vibrant drawings send each insect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in its own unique way.
 
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ergoldie | 91 autres critiques | Feb 29, 2024 |
This is less a novel and more a chorus of voices each shedding light on an aspect of the Civil War during the lead up to the first Battle of Bull Run. Memorable voices include Shem, who joins the Confederate cavalry just because he wants a horse, and Lilly, whose brother runs away to join the Union army. This didn't come together in a very satisfying way for me, but it is definitely useful in sparking a discussion about what the Civil War meant to people who were alive at the time. (Hint: Many of them did not really care about whether slavery remained legal.) It's also a quick read, and I'll forgive a lot for a book that doesn't take forever to get through.… (plus d'informations)
 
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LibrarianDest | 28 autres critiques | Jan 3, 2024 |
An outcast boy named Wesley spends his summer vacation creating his own civilization in his backyard by cultivating an amazing plant that meets all his needs. In the end, he wins the respect and admiration of his peers.
 
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LibrarianDest | 48 autres critiques | Jan 3, 2024 |
The ancient Egyptians believed nature could heal and it really does. I truly believe in the power of seeds to bring us together and to soothe the soul.

Inspired by this idea and community urban gardens (and community theater), Paul Fleischman penned the book Seed folk. . It's about a very diverse neighborhood coming together in the making of a community garden. Which is such a lovely idea. Overall, the intent and the message of the book are positive. And I like the idea that this book could be translated easily into a stage play.

However, some of the characters are a bit one-dimensional and the book is dated in its use of language that today would be regarded as racist. Additionally, I often thought, as I read this, that Paul actually has a very negative view of inner city life. That probably isn't the case. It just reads like the work of a white guy.

I think the intention and the message of Seedfolks is something pure and positive (folks of different backgrounds co-existing and mingling through the growth of a community garden in the inner city) but I found the execution to be dated and a bit questionable.
… (plus d'informations)
 
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ryantlaferney87 | 156 autres critiques | Dec 8, 2023 |

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Œuvres
50
Aussi par
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Membres
13,575
Popularité
#1,707
Évaluation
4.0
Critiques
696
ISBN
382
Langues
7
Favoris
1

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